Habesch

== German == === Alternative forms === Habasch, Chabesch, Chabasch === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic الْحَبَش (al-ḥabaš). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhabəʃ/, /ˈħabəʃ/, /ˈhabɛʃ/, /ˈħabɛʃ/ === Proper noun === der Habesch m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Habesch or des Habeschs) or Habesch n (proper noun, genitive Habeschs or (optionally with an article) Habesch) (archaic) Ethiopia (a country in East Africa) ==== Usage notes ==== This country name be used freely with and without article. The genitive Habesch is used when the article precedes, else it is Habeschs. When used with article it is likely masculine, when without it it must be neuter. Compare Iran. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Habeschit habeschitisch