abus

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French abus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.by/
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Noun

abus m (plural abus)

  1. abuse (improper usage)

Derived terms

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Indonesian

Noun

abus (first-person possessive abusku, second-person possessive abusmu, third-person possessive abusnya)

  1. little coin

Latvian

Pronoun

abus

  1. accusative plural masculine of abi

Norman

Etymology

From Old French abus (“improper use”), from Latin abūsus (“misused, using up”), perfect active participle of abūtor, abūtī (“use up, exhaust, consume; waste, squander; misuse, abuse; use improperly”).

Noun

abus m (plural abus)

  1. (Jersey) abuse

Old French

Etymology

From Latin abusus, from the verb abutor (“I misuse, abuse”).

Noun

abus oblique singular, m (oblique plural abus, nominative singular abus, nominative plural abus)

  1. excess
  2. abuse

Descendants

  • French: abus, abuser
  • Norman: abuser, abûther
  • → Middle English: abusen

Spanish

Noun

abus m or f

  1. plural of abu

Tok Pisin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

abus

  1. animal
  2. meat
  3. (hunting) game
  4. side-dish
  5. garnish
  6. (figuratively) Something that one likes and often has ('having it for breakfast')

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