ethnisch

(Englisch)

ethnic (of an ethnic group)

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈɛtnɪʃ/
Etymologie (Englisch)

Chiefly since 19th century, from Ancient Greek ἔθνος (éthnos) + -isch, after ἐθνικός (ethnikós) and their descendants Latin ethnicus, French ethnique. The pronunciation with /eː/ was probably influenced by the fact that, until 1901, th often indicated the length of adjacent vowels (like Muth, That etc.).

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