Ethiop
Ethiop noun: a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia.
Noun
Ethiop (plural Ethiops)
- A native or inhabitant of Ethiopia.
- Any black-skinned person.
- But when I came I fell down at his feet,
Saying, "Father, though the Lord's blood be right sweet,
The spot it takes not off the panther's skin,
Nor shall an Ethiop's stain be bleached with it.1862-1866, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Laus Veneris
- But when I came I fell down at his feet,
Forms of Ethiop
| plural | Ethiops |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Ethiope |
| alternative form | Æthiop |
| alternative form | Aethiope |
Origin of Ethiop
From Latin Aethiops from Ancient Greek Αἰθίοψ (Aithíops, “charred complexion”).
Questions about Ethiop
- What does Ethiop mean?
- Ethiop means a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia.
- What part of speech is Ethiop?
- Ethiop is a noun.
- What is the plural of Ethiop?
- The plural of Ethiop is Ethiops.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Ethiop (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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