Abisyn

Polish

Alternative forms

• Abasen,Abasyn

Etymology

Learned borrowingfromGreekΑβησσυνός(Avissynós),fromLatinAbissinus,fromArabicالْحَبَشَة(al-ḥabaša).First attested in 1609.

Pronunciation

• (Middle Polish)IPA^(key):/aˈbi.sɨn/

Noun

Abisynmpers

1. (Middle Polish)Abyssinian(native of Ethiopia)

   Synonyms:(historical)Abisyńczyk,Etiopczyk

2. (Middle Polish)pre-Chalcedonian,monophysiteEthiopianChristian

Declension

Attested forms of*Abisyn

	singular	plural
nominative	—	Abisyni/Abisynowie
genitive	—	Abisynów
dative	—	Abisynom
accusative	—	Abisynów/Abisyny
instrumental	—	Abisynami/Abisyny
locative	—	—
vocative	—	—

Related terms

adjective

• abisyński

nouns

• Abisynia
• Abisynka
• abisynka
• abisyńczyk
• Abisyńczyk

References

• Marek Kunicki-Goldfinger (25.03.2020) “ABISYN”,inElektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku[Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]