abscons

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

Related terms

• absconder

Further reading

• “abscons”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French abscons, from Latin absconsus.

Adjective

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

1. recondite

Declension

Declension of abscons

		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