abusiu

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abūsīvus. By surface analysis, abús +‎ -iu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.βuˈziw]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.buˈziw]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.buˈziw]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iw

Adjective

abusiu (feminine abusiva, masculine plural abusius, feminine plural abusives)

1. abusive

Derived terms

• abusivament

Related terms

• abús
• abusar

Further reading

• “abusiu”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “abusiu”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “abusiu” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “abusiu” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin abūsīvus.

Adjective

abusiu m (feminine singular abusiva, masculine plural abusius, feminine plural abusivas)

1. abusive

Derived terms

• abusivament

Related terms

• abús
• abusaire
• abusar

Further reading

abusiu, iva - Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana