abscons

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abscōnsus. First attested in a translation dated to 1478 of a medical book in Latin written in 1363 (Guy de Chauliac's Inventarium sive chirurgia magna). Related to Old French abscondre, which it eclipsed in usage while being its participle, and Old French escondre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ap.skɔ̃/
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Adjective

abscons (feminine absconse, masculine plural abscons, feminine plural absconses)

  1. (literary, derogatory) So abstruse as to prevent comprehension entirely

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French abscons, from Latin absconsus.

Adjective

abscons m or n (feminine singular absconsă, masculine plural absconși, feminine and neuter plural absconse)

  1. recondite

Declension

singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite abscons absconsă absconși absconse
definite absconsul absconsa absconșii absconsele
genitive-
dative
indefinite abscons absconse absconși absconse
definite absconsului absconsei absconșilor absconselor