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Ethiopian en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌiː.θiˈəʊ.pɪ.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌi.θiˈoʊ.pi.ən/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Αἰθῐ́οψ (Aithĭ́ops) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́α (-ĭ́a) Ancient Greek Αἰθῐοπῐ́ᾱ (Aithĭopĭ́ā)bor. Latin Aethiopiabor. English Aethiopia English Ethiopia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Ethiopian From Ethiopia + -an.

Meanings

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia, the Ethiopian people or the Ethiopian culture.
    • A local official, Habtamu Fetena, had earlier told state-run broadcaster, the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) that children were among the dead and the death toll was likely to increase. 2024 July 23, Nimi Princewill, Mek Tekeste and Louis Mian, “More than 200 dead in southern Ethiopia landslides”, in CNN:
    • One of Ethiopia's most popular traditional dances, eskista, which is said to have originated from the lower highlands of Ethiopia's Amhara region, exemplifies the type of multi-functionality that Martin (1967) acknowledges as it is performed in many different settings of the Ethiopian community. 2018 February 20, Adesola Akinleye, Narratives in Black British Dance: Embodied Practices, →ISBN, page 195:
  2. (dated, not-comparable) Of, from, or pertaining to Africa and the African diaspora.
    • Any person of color recognized his Ethiopian heritage immediately. That nose, those lips, good hair or no. 2016, Colson Whitehead, The Underground Railroad, Fleet (2017), page 314:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more Ethiopian Degree=Cmp lexicographic
Æthiopian alternative, archaic lexicographic
most Ethiopian Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

Ethiopianize · Ethiopian cardamom · Ethiopian eggplant · Ethiopianization · Ethiopian nightshade · Ethiopianness · Ethiopian Catholic

Synonyms

Ethiopic

Translations (53)

ast etiópicu (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · ca etiòpic (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · kk эфиоптық (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · hi हबशी (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · ca etíop (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · ast etiope (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · it etiope (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · sh etiopljanski (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · af Etiopies (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · uk ефіо́пський (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · sv etiopisk (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · hi हब्शी (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · hu etiópiai (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · pl etiopski (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · haw ʻAikiopa (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · pt etiópico (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · it etiopico (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · kk эфиопиялық (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · es etiopio (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · hi हबसी (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · gl etíope (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · sh етиопљански (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · grc Αἰθιοπικός (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · da etiopisk (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · pa ਇਥੋਪੀਆਈ (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · nn etiopisk (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · pt etíope (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · am ሐበሻ (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · ang Siġelhearwen (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · ro etiopian (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · be эфіо́пскі (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · es etíope (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · bn হাবশী (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · mr इथियोपियन (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · eo etiopa (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · hu etióp (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · nl Ethiopisch (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · de äthiopisch (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · hi हबशिन (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · cs etiopský (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · sw Kihabeshi (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · fi etiopialainen (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · tl Etiyope (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · ms Habsyi (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · fr éthiopien (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · ast etíope (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · es etiopiano (disused) (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · af Ethiopies (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · nb etiopisk (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · el αιθιοπικός (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · ti ኢትዮጵያዊ (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · ru эфио́пский (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) · ti ኢትዮጵያዊት (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia)

Ethiopian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌiː.θiˈəʊ.pɪ.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌi.θiˈoʊ.pi.ən/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Αἰθῐ́οψ (Aithĭ́ops) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́α (-ĭ́a) Ancient Greek Αἰθῐοπῐ́ᾱ (Aithĭopĭ́ā)bor. Latin Aethiopiabor. English Aethiopia English Ethiopia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Ethiopian From Ethiopia + -an.

Meanings

  1. A person from Ethiopia or of Ethiopian descent.
    • So why is Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous country, seven years and eight months “behind” much of the rest of the world? And how does that work for Ethiopians living on an increasingly interconnected planet that mostly operates in an entirely different era? 2024 June 16, Tamara Hardingham-Gill, “The country where it’s still 2016”, in CNN:
    • Ahmed was also appreciated for his talents as a showman, because he had no equal in letting loose the famous eskista, with the heaving quiver of the torso and shoulders, of which Ethiopians are so fond. Eskista is the dance of the Amharas, enhancing amorous repartee and expressing collective jubilation. 2002 August 1, Frank Tenaille, Music is the Weapon of the Future: Fifty Years of African Popular Music, →ISBN, page 168:
  2. (dated) A black-skinned person, especially one from Africa.
    • The Ethiopian eunuch.
  3. (derogatory, slang) A very skinny person, referencing the historic malnutrition and poverty in Ethiopia.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Æthiopian alternative, archaic lexicographic
Ethiopians Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Ethiopian in the woodpile

Holonyms

Horner · Horn African · African · sub-Saharan

Translations (62)

es etiopiano (disused) (person) · tl Etiyope (person) · pl Etiopczyk (person) · sq abisinas (person) · gl etíope (person) · sv etiopier (person) · it etiopica (person) · sh Етио́пљанин (person) · mr इथियोपियन (person) · hi हबशिन (person) · ro etiopian (person) · tr Etiyopyalı (person) · fi etiopialainen (person) · sh Етиопљанка (person) · ti ኢትዮጵያዊት (person) · ca etíop (person) · sh Etiópljanin (person) · ast etiope (person) · cs Etiopan (person) · ti ኢትዮጵያዊ (person) · es etiopio (person) · nn etiopiar (person) · it etiopico (person) · kk эфиоп (person) · uk ефіо́пка (person) · eo etiopo (person) · nb etiopier (person) · hi हब्शी (person) · af Etiopiër (person) · de Äthiopierin (person) · fr Éthiopien (person) · kk эфиопиялық (person) · de Äthiopier (person) · sh Etiopljanka (person) · hu etiópiai (person) · bn হাবশী (person) · pl Etiopka (person) · hi हबशी (person) · ast etíope (person) · ang Siġelhearwa (person) · pt etíope (person) · ru эфио́п (person) · uk етіо́п (person) · hi हबसी (person) · uk ефіо́п (person) · haw ʻAikiopa (person) · es etíope (person) · ru эфио́пка (person) · sw Mhabeshi (person) · pa ਇਥੋਪੀਆਈ (person) · ro etiopiană (person) · el Αιθίοπας (person) · hu etióp (person) · am አበሻ (person) · grc Αἰθίοψ (person) · da etiopier (person) · it etiope (person) · nl Ethiopische (person) · uk етіо́пка (person) · af Ethiopiër (person) · ms Habsyi (person) · nl Ethiopiër (person)