abyssiner

Abessinia +‎ -er, first part from the place name Abyssinia, from New Latin Abissini, either from Arabic حَبَشَة‎ (ḥabaša), from حَبَش‎ (ḥabaš, “Abysinnian”), or from Amharic ሀበሻ (häbäša, “Habesha (The inhabitants of Abyssinia)”). Last part from Old Norse -ari, from Medieval Latin and Middle Low German words. In both cases, it stems from Latin -ārius.

• IPA^(key): /abʏˈsiːnər/

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• Rhymes: -ər
• Hyphenation: a‧bys‧sin‧er

abyssiner m (definite singular abyssineren, indefinite plural abyssinere, definite plural abyssinerne)

1. (historical, obsolete) an Abyssinian (a native or inhabitant of Abyssinia, and older name for Ethiopia)

   Synonym: abessinier

2. an Abyssinian (a short-haired domestic cat descended from cats of ancient Egypt)
   • 1958, Arbeiderbladet, page X:

     abyssinere eller «hellige egyptere» som de også kalles

     Abyssinians or "holy Egyptians" as they are also called

• “abyssiner” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “abyssiner” in Store norske leksikon