Ethiopic

[ee-thee-op-ik, -oh-pik]

adjective

Ethiopian.

noun

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

Geez.

Origin of Ethiopic

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

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Examples from the Web for ethiopic

Historical Examples of ethiopic

Ethiopic, or Abyssinian, is derived from the Samaritan, or Phœnician.
Foot-prints of a letter carrier
James Rees
The Ethiopic omits a canonical book and includes an apocryphal book.
The Bible
John E. Remsburg
The Gothic and Ethiopic versions exclude a part of the canonical books.
The Bible
John E. Remsburg
As in all Semitic languages (except the Ethiopic), it is read from right to left.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2
Various
The Ethiopic devils right foot is a claw, and his left a hoof.
Devil Stories
Various

British Dictionary definitions for ethiopic

Ethiopic

noun

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

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

adjective

denoting or relating to this language or group of languages

a less common word for Ethiopian

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