abus

See also: Appendix:Variations of "abus"

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French abus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.by/

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Noun

abus m (invariable)

1. abuse (improper usage)

Derived terms

• abus d'autorité
• abus de confiance
• abus de langage
• abus de pouvoir
• abus sexuel
• abuser

Further reading

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

Indonesian

Noun

abus (plural abus-abus)

1. little coin

Latvian

Pronoun

abus

1. accusative plural masculine of abi

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *abus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abus/
  • (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): [a.bos]

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  • (Baku) IPA^(key): [a.bʊs]
• Rhymes: -bus, -us
• Hyphenation: a‧bus

Adjective

abus (Jawi spelling ابوس, comparative lebih abus, superlative paling abus)

1. worthless

Noun

abus (Jawi spelling ابوس, plural abus-abus or abus²)

1. the smallest fraction
2. (historical) a coin used in the past with the lowest value

Further reading

• "abus" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
• “abus”, in Kamus Etimologi Bahasa Melayu Dewan [Institute Malay Etymology Dictionary] (in Malay), number 1, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2024, →ISBN

Middle Low German

Noun

abus n

1. Something which causes a sensation or a stir; something that astonishes.

References

• Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelniederdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014) Entry: abûs
• Lübben, August und Christoph Walther Mittelniederdeutsches Handwörterbuch, Vol II, 1888. Published by Norden und Leipzig. Entry: abūs

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
  • English: abuse
  • Scots: abuise

Spanish

Noun

abus m or f

1. plural of abu

Tok Pisin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈabus/

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')

Derived terms

• abusim