# Abessinia
## Finnish
### Etymology

From German Abessinien.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑbesːiniɑ/, [ˈɑ̝be̞s̠ˌs̠iniɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -iniɑ
* Hyphenation: A‧bes‧si‧nia

### Proper noun

Abessinia
* (historical) Abyssinia (a former empire in East Africa, consisting of modern-day Ethiopia and Eritrea the Ethiopian Empire,)

#### Declension

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Abyssinia" is Abessiniassa.
Possessive forms of Abessinia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Abessiniani
accusative
nom.
Abessiniani
gen.
Abessiniani
genitive
Abessiniani
partitive
Abessiniaani
inessive
Abessiniassani
elative
Abessiniastani
illative
Abessiniaani
adessive
Abessiniallani
ablative
Abessinialtani
allative
Abessinialleni
essive
Abessinianani
translative
Abessiniakseni
abessive
Abessiniattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Abessiniasi
accusative
nom.
Abessiniasi
gen.
Abessiniasi
genitive
Abessiniasi
partitive
Abessiniaasi
inessive
Abessiniassasi
elative
Abessiniastasi
illative
Abessiniaasi
adessive
Abessiniallasi
ablative
Abessinialtasi
allative
Abessiniallesi
essive
Abessinianasi
translative
Abessiniaksesi
abessive
Abessiniattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Abessiniamme
accusative
nom.
Abessiniamme
gen.
Abessiniamme
genitive
Abessiniamme
partitive
Abessiniaamme
inessive
Abessiniassamme
elative
Abessiniastamme
illative
Abessiniaamme
adessive
Abessiniallamme
ablative
Abessinialtamme
allative
Abessiniallemme
essive
Abessinianamme
translative
Abessiniaksemme
abessive
Abessiniattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Abessinianne
accusative
nom.
Abessinianne
gen.
Abessinianne
genitive
Abessinianne
partitive
Abessiniaanne
inessive
Abessiniassanne
elative
Abessiniastanne
illative
Abessiniaanne
adessive
Abessiniallanne
ablative
Abessinialtanne
allative
Abessiniallenne
essive
Abessiniananne
translative
Abessiniaksenne
abessive
Abessiniattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Abessiniansa
accusative
nom.
Abessiniansa
gen.
Abessiniansa
genitive
Abessiniansa
partitive
Abessiniaansa
inessive
Abessiniassaan Abessiniassansa
elative
Abessiniastaan Abessiniastansa
illative
Abessiniaansa
adessive
Abessiniallaan Abessiniallansa
ablative
Abessinialtaan Abessinialtansa
allative
Abessinialleen Abessiniallensa
essive
Abessinianaan Abessinianansa
translative
Abessiniakseen Abessiniaksensa
abessive
Abessiniattaan Abessiniattansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* abessinialainen
* abessiniangenetti
* abessinianleijona

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Renaissance Latin Abissīnī (“the Abyssinians”), either from Arabic الحَبَشِيّ (al-ḥabašiyy, “Ethiopian”), a form of الْحَبَشَة (al-ḥabaša, “Abyssinia”) (with the suffix ـِيّ (-iyy)), from the root ح ب ش (ḥ b š), or from Amharic ሀበሻ (häbäša, “Habesha (the inhabitants of Abyssinia)”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /abəˈsiːnɪa/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɪa
* Hyphenation: A‧bes‧si‧ni‧a

### Proper noun

Abessinia
* (historical) Abyssinia (a former empire in East Africa, consisting of modern-day Ethiopia and Eritrea the Ethiopian Empire,)

#### Synonyms

* Etiopia (“Ethiopia”)

#### Derived terms

* abessinier
* abessinsk
* abyssinisk
* abyssinsk

### References

* “Abyssinia” in Store norske leksikon
* “Abessinia” in Store norske leksikon

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Abessinia
* (historical) Abyssinia (a former empire in East Africa, consisting of modern-day Ethiopia and Eritrea the Ethiopian Empire,)

#### Synonyms

* Etiopia

#### Derived terms

* abessinar, abessiniar
* abessinsk