Ethiopic
1 of 2adjective
Ethi·o·pic ˌē-thē-ˈä-pik 
-ˈō-pik
-ˈō-pik 1
: ethiopian
2
a
: of, relating to, or constituting Ethiopic
b
: of, relating to, or constituting a group of related Semitic languages spoken in Ethiopia
Ethiopic
2 of 2noun
1
: a Semitic language formerly spoken in Ethiopia and still used as the liturgical language of the Christian church in Ethiopia
2
: the Ethiopic group of Semitic languages
Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1600, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Noun
1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1