ethnisch

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.).

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːtnɪʃ/, /ˈɛtnɪʃ/

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ethnisch (strong nominative masculine singular ethnischer, not comparable)

1. ethnic (of an ethnic group)

• The German word does not have the sense “foreign, exotic”, except as a rare anglicism. Instead use exotisch, ausländisch, international.

• “ethnisch” in Duden online
• “ethnisch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache