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Äthiopien

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See also: Æthiopien

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek Αἰθιοπία (Aithiopía), from Αἰθίοψ (Aithíops, “an Ethiopian”), traditionally said to mean "one with a charred complexion", from αἴθω (aíthō, “I burn”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “eye, face, complexion”), but this is formally difficult and seems like a folk etymology.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛˈtjoːpi̯ən/, [ɛ-], [e-], [-pi.ən], [-pjən]
  • Audio (Germany):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Äthi‧o‧pi‧en

Proper noun

Äthiopien n (proper noun, genitive Äthiopiens or (optionally with an article) Äthiopien)

  1. Ethiopia (a country in East Africa)

Declension

Declension of Äthiopien [sg-only, neuter, strong]
More information singular, indef. ...

Derived terms

See also

countries in Africa: Staaten Afrikas (appendix)edit

Further reading

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