Ethiopic

American  

[ee-thee-op-ik, -oh-pik] / ˌi θiˈɒp ɪk, -ˈoʊ pɪk /

adjective

1. Ethiopian.

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noun

1. a subdivision of Semitic languages that includes Amharic, Tigré, Tigrinya, and Geez, all of Ethiopia.

2. Geez.

Ethiopic British  

/ -ˈəʊpɪk, ˌiːθɪˈɒpɪk /

noun

1. the ancient language of Ethiopia, belonging to the Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family: a Christian liturgical language See also Ge'ez

2. the group of languages developed from this language, including Amharic, Tigre, and Tigrinya

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adjective

1. denoting or relating to this language or group of languages

2. a less common word for Ethiopian

Etymology

Origin of Ethiopic

From the Latin word Aethiopicus, dating back to 1650–60. See Ethiop, -ic

Example Sentences

After the play, the professor took the class to a restaurant called Ethiopic, where she had reserved four tables on the patio to sample huge platters of Ethiopian food.

From Washington Post • Nov. 15, 2022

I pray in Hebrew while Ethiopian Jews pray in Geez, an ancient Ethiopic language.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2021

These pieces have been deciphered by Dr. Trever, who identified the word “BT’NWŠ” with the feminine name Betenos in the Ethiopic text of the Book of Jubilees.

From The New Yorker • May 6, 1955

Then he returned to Berlin to study Assyrian and Ethiopic.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Ethiopic, written from left to right, has manifestly furnished the Arabs with their cursive character, the one uniformly printed, written from right to left, or otherwise both have derived them from a common source.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 102, October 11, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various