| Negus Oct 1st 2011, 16:12 Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary (Difference between revisions) | | | | Line 4: | Line 4: | | | | | | ===Etymology=== | | ===Etymology=== | | - | From Amharic [[ንጉሥ]] (n'gus) 'king'. | + | From {{etyl|am}} {{term|ንጉሥ||king|tr=n'gus|lang=am}}. | | | | | | ===Pronunciation=== | | ===Pronunciation=== | | - | * {{IPA|/ˈniːɡəs/}} | + | *{{a|UK|US}} {{IPA|/ˈniːɡəs/}} | | | | | | ===Noun=== | | ===Noun=== | | {{en-noun|es}} | | {{en-noun|es}} | | | | | | - | # {{historical}} The supreme ruler of Ethiopia before 1974. | + | # {{historical}} A ruler of Ethiopia or of a province of Ethiopia; specifically, the supreme ruler of Ethiopia before 1974. | | | + | #*'''2009''', {{w|Diarmaid MacCulloch}}, ''A History of Christianity'', Penguin 2010, p. 240: | | | + | #*:It was a Syrian merchant, Frumentius, who is credited with converting Ezana, the '''Negus''' (king or emperor) of the powerful northern Ethiopian state of Aksum. | | | | | | ===Proper noun=== | | ===Proper noun=== |
Latest revision as of 16:12, 1 October 2011 [edit] English Wikipedia [edit] Etymology From Amharic ንጉሥ (n'gus, "king"). [edit] Pronunciation Negus (plural Neguses) - (historical) A ruler of Ethiopia or of a province of Ethiopia; specifically, the supreme ruler of Ethiopia before 1974.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 240:
- It was a Syrian merchant, Frumentius, who is credited with converting Ezana, the Negus (king or emperor) of the powerful northern Ethiopian state of Aksum.
[edit] Proper noun Negus - An English surname of unknown derivation
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