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 Gothic and Ethiopic versions exclude a part of the canonical books.
The Bible
John E. Remsburg
The Ethiopic omits a canonical book and includes an apocryphal book.
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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