==English==
===Alternative forms===
* {{l|en|Abyssian}}, {{l|en|Abyssin}}, {{l|en|Abyssine}} {{qualifier|rare}}
* {{alter|en|Abissinian||archaic}}
===Etymology===
{{suffix|en|Abyssinia|n}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|RP}} {{IPA|en|/ˌæb.ɪˈsɪn.ɪ.ən/}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Abyssinian.wav|Audio (Southern England)}}
* {{a|US}} {{IPA|en|/ˌæb.ɪˈsɪn.i.ən/|/ˌæb.əˈsɪn.i.ən/|/ˌæb.əˈsɪn.jən/}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɪnjən|ɪniən|s2=5|s1=4}}
===Adjective===
{{en-adj|-}}
# {{lb|en|dated|usually|_|capitalized}} Of or pertaining to [[Ethiopia]] or its [[inhabitant]]s; [[Ethiopian]]. {{defdate|First attested in the late 18th century.}}<ref name=SOED>{{R:SOED5|page=11}}</ref>
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2019|author=[[w:Maaza Mengiste|Maaza Mengiste
]]|title=[[w:The Shadow King (book)|The Shadow King]] |publisher=Canongate Books (2020)|page=335|passage=Our men are frightened of these '''Abyssinian''' women.}}
====Derived terms====
{{der3|en
|Abyssinian banana
|Abyssinian cat
|Abyssinian primrose
|Abyssinian tea
|Abyssinian gold
|Abyssinian well}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|of or pertaining to Abyssinia}}
* Amharic: {{t|am|ሐበሻ}}
* Bengali: {{t+|bn|হাবশী|tr=habśī}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|абиси́нски|m}}
* Catalan: {{t|ca|abissini}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|habešský}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|abessinsk}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|abessinialainen}}
* French: {{t+|fr|abyssinien}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|abisinio}}
* German: {{t+|de|abessinisch}}
* Greek: {{t|el|αβησσυνιακός}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|हब्शी|m}}, {{t+|hi|हबशी|m}}, {{t+|hi|हबसी|m}}, {{t+|hi|हबशिन|f}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|abesszin}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|Aibisíneach}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|abessinsk}}, {{t|nb|abyssinsk}}, {{t|nb|abyssinisk}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|abessinsk}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|abisyński}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|abissínio}}
* Romanian: {{t|ro|abisinian}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|абисси́нский}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|абисински|m|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|abisinski|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|abisinio}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|abessinsk}}
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===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
{{wikipedia|Abyssinian (cat)}}
# A short-haired [[domestic cat]] descended from [[cat]]s of [[ancient]] [[Egypt]] making it one of the oldest [[breed]]s in the [[world]]; [[Abyssinian cat]]. {{defdate|First attested in the late 19th century.}}<ref name=SOED/>
# A [[member]] of the {{w|Abyssinian Church}}.
# {{lb|en|dated}} A native of [[Ethiopia]]. {{defdate|First attested in the mid 18th century.}}<ref name=SOED/>
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2019|author=[[w:Maaza Mengiste|Maaza Mengiste
]]|title=[[w:The Shadow King (book)|The Shadow King]] |publisher=Canongate Books (2020)|page=308|passage=A group of '''Abyssinians''' are astride horses in brightly colored saddles at the top of the hill across the valley.}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|a native of Abyssinia}}
* Amharic: {{t|am|ሐበሻ}}
* Bengali: {{t+|bn|হাবশী|tr=habśī}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|абиси́нец|m}}, {{t+|bg|абиси́нка|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|Habešan|m}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|abessiner|c}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|abessinialainen}}
* French: {{t+|fr|Abyssinien|m}}, {{t+|fr|Abyssinienne|f}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|abisinio|m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Abessinier|m|m-p}}
* Greek: {{t|el|Αβησσυνός|m}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|हब्शी|m}}, {{t+|hi|हबशी|m}}, {{t+|hi|हबसी|m}}, {{t+|hi|हबशिन|f}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|abesszin}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|Aibisíneach|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|abissino|m}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|abessinier}}, {{t|nb|abyssiner|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|abessiniar}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|حبشی|tr=habaši}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|Abisyńczyk|m-pr}}, {{t+|pl|Abisynka|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|abissínio|m}}
* Romanian: {{t|ro|abisinian|m}}, {{t|ro|abisiniană|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|абисси́нец|m}}, {{t+|ru|абисси́нка|f}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|абисинац|m|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Latin: {{t+|sh|abisinac|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|abisinio|m}}, {{t+|es|abisinia|f}}
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{{trans-top|cat}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|abessiner|c}}, {{t+|da|abyssinier|c}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|abessinialainen}}
* German: {{t+|de|Abessinier|f}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|アビシニアン|tr=abishinian|sc=Jpan}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|abyssiner|m}}
* Polish: {{t|pl|kot abisyński|m}}, {{t+|pl|abisyńczyk|m}} {{qualifier|colloquial}}, {{t+|pl|abisynka|f}} {{qualifier|colloquial}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|abissínio|m}}
* Romanian: {{t|ro|abisiniană|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|абисси́нец|m}}, {{t+|ru|абисси́нка|f}}, {{t|ru|абисси́нский кот|m}}, {{t|ru|абисси́нская ко́шка|f}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|абисинка|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|abisinka|f}}
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===Proper noun===
{{en-proper noun}}
# The [[Amharic]] language.
====Derived terms====
* {{l|en|Abyssinian gold}} - an alloy of 90.74 parts of copper and 8.33 parts of zinc
* {{l|en|Abyssinian tea}}
====Translations====
{{trans-see|Amharic}}
===References===
<references/>
[[Category:en:Domestic cats]]
[[Category:en:Ethiopia]]
[[Category:en:Nationalities]]