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Ethiosemitic

adj · name · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌiː.θi.əʊ.səˈmɪ.tɪk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˌi.θi.oʊ.səˈmɪ.tɪk/
  • rhymes with -ɪtɪk

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the Ethiosemitic language family.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: West Semitic

2

name

Meaning 2

A branch of the Semitic languages spoken in Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: West Semitic

History

Etymology

From Ethio- + Semitic.