abus

See also: Abus and abuş

French

Etymology

From Old French abus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.by/

• abus:

  (file)

Noun

abus m (plural abus)

1. abuse (improper usage)

Further reading

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

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Latvian

Pronoun

abus

1. (deprecated template usage) accusative plural masculine form of abi

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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

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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

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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