absente

See also: absenté

Basque

Etymology

From French absent (“absent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abs̺ente/ [aβ̞.s̺ẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente, -e
• Hyphenation: ab‧sen‧te

Adjective

absente (not comparable)

1. missing, absent

Declension

Declension of absente (adjective V-stem)

		indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive		absente	absentea	absenteak	absenteok
ergative		absentek	absenteak	absenteek	absenteok
dative		absenteri	absenteari	absenteei	absenteoi
genitive		absenteren	absentearen	absenteen	absenteon
comitative		absenterekin	absentearekin	absenteekin	absenteokin
causative		absenterengatik	absentearengatik	absenteengatik	absenteongatik
benefactive		absenterentzat	absentearentzat	absenteentzat	absenteontzat
instrumental		absentez	absenteaz	absenteez	absenteotaz
inessive	anim.	absenterengan	absentearengan	absenteengan	absenteongan
	inan.	absentetan	absentean	absenteetan	absenteotan
locative	anim.	—	—	—	—
	inan.	absentetako	absenteko	absenteetako	absenteotako
allative	anim.	absenterengana	absentearengana	absenteengana	absenteongana
	inan.	absentetara	absentera	absenteetara	absenteotara
terminative	anim.	absenterenganaino	absentearenganaino	absenteenganaino	absenteonganaino
	inan.	absentetaraino	absenteraino	absenteetaraino	absenteotaraino
directive	anim.	absenterenganantz	absentearenganantz	absenteenganantz	absenteonganantz
	inan.	absentetarantz	absenterantz	absenteetarantz	absenteotarantz
destinative	anim.	absenterenganako	absentearenganako	absenteenganako	absenteonganako
	inan.	absentetarako	absenterako	absenteetarako	absenteotarako
ablative	anim.	absenterengandik	absentearengandik	absenteengandik	absenteongandik
	inan.	absentetatik	absentetik	absenteetatik	absenteotatik
partitive		absenterik	—	—	—
prolative		absentetzat	—	—	—

Related terms

• absentismo (“truancy”)
• absentzia (“absence”)

Further reading

• “absente”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ap.sɑ̃t/

• Audio (France (Brétigny-sur-Orge)):

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Adjective

absente

1. feminine singular of absent

Verb

absente

1. inflection of absenter:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Adjective

absente

1. inflection of absent:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Indonesian

Etymology

From Latin absens (“absence”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ap̚ˈsent̪e]
• Hyphenation: ab‧sén‧té

Noun

absente (plural absente-absente)

1. absence: failure to be present where one is expected, wanted, or needed; nonattendance; deficiency. (in school, work and others)

   Synonyms: absensi, ketidakhadiran

2. absentee:
   1. a person who is absent from his or her employment, school, post, duty, etc.
   2. a landholder who lives in another district or country than the one in which his estate is situated

Related terms

• absen
• absensi

See also

• presensi

Further reading

• “absente”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Latin

Participle

absente

1. ablative singular of absēns

Norman

Adjective

absente

1. feminine singular of absent

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abˈsente/ [aβ̞ˈsẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: ab‧sen‧te

Adjective

absente m or f (masculine and feminine plural absentes)

1. obsolete form of ausente

Further reading

• “absente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025