Äthiopien

See also: Æthiopien

German

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]
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  • 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]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Äthiopien
genitive eines des Äthiopiens
dative einem dem Äthiopien
accusative ein das Äthiopien

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