abus

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old FrenchCategory:French terms inherited from Old French#ABUSCategory:French terms derived from Old French#ABUS abus.

Pronunciation

Noun

abus m (invariable)Category:French lemmas#ABUSCategory:French nouns#ABUSCategory:French countable nouns#ABUSCategory:French indeclinable nouns#ABUSCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#ABUSCategory:French masculine nouns#ABUSCategory:Pages with entries#ABUSCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ABUS

  1. abuse (improper usage)

Derived terms

Further reading

Category:fr:Violence#ABUS

Indonesian

Noun

abus (plural abus-abus)Category:Indonesian lemmas#ABUSCategory:Indonesian nouns#ABUSCategory:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#ABUSCategory:Pages with entries#ABUSCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ABUS

  1. little coin

Latvian

Pronoun

abusCategory:Latvian non-lemma forms#ABUSCategory:Latvian pronoun forms#ABUSCategory:Latvian entries with incorrect language header#ABUSCategory:Pages with entries#ABUSCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ABUS

  1. accusative plural masculine of abi

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#ABUSCategory:Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#ABUS *abus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

abus (Jawi spelling ابوس, comparative lebih abus, superlative paling abus)Category:Malay lemmas#ABUSCategory:Malay adjectives#ABUSCategory:Malay entries with incorrect language header#ABUSCategory:Pages with entries#ABUSCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ABUS

  1. worthless

Noun

abus (Jawi spelling ابوس, plural abus-abus or abus2)Category:Malay lemmas#ABUSCategory:Malay nouns#ABUSCategory:Malay entries with incorrect language header#ABUSCategory:Pages with entries#ABUSCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ABUS

  1. the smallest fraction
  2. (historicalCategory:Malay terms with historical senses#ABUS) 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 [The Institute Etymological Dictionary of the Malay Language] (in Malay), 1st edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2024, →ISBN

Middle Low German

Noun

abus nCategory:Middle Low German lemmas#ABUSCategory:Middle Low German nouns#ABUSCategory:Middle Low German entries with incorrect language header#ABUSCategory:Middle Low German neuter nouns#ABUSCategory:Pages with entries#ABUSCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ABUS

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

References

Norman

Etymology

From Old FrenchCategory:Norman terms derived from Old French#ABUS abus (“improper use”), from LatinCategory:Norman terms derived from Latin#ABUS 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)Category:Norman lemmas#ABUSCategory:Norman nouns#ABUSCategory:Norman entries with incorrect language header#ABUSCategory:Norman masculine nouns#ABUSCategory:Pages with entries#ABUSCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ABUS

  1. (JerseyCategory:Jersey Norman#ABUS) abuse

Old French

Etymology

From LatinCategory:Old French terms inherited from Latin#ABUSCategory:Old French terms derived from Latin#ABUS abūsus, from the verb abūtor (“to misuse, abuse”).

Noun

abus oblique singular, m (oblique plural abus, nominative singular abus, nominative plural abus)Category:Old French lemmas#ABUSCategory:Old French nouns#ABUSCategory:Old French masculine nouns#ABUSCategory:Old French entries with incorrect language header#ABUSCategory:Old French masculine nouns#ABUSCategory:Pages with entries#ABUSCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ABUS

  1. excess
  2. abuse

Descendants

Spanish

Noun

abus m or fCategory:Spanish non-lemma forms#ABUSCategory:Spanish noun forms#ABUSCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#ABUSCategory:Pages with entries#ABUSCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ABUS

  1. plural of abu

Tok Pisin

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Tok Pisin entries#ABUS

Pronunciation

Noun

abusCategory:Tok Pisin lemmas#ABUSCategory:Tok Pisin nouns#ABUSCategory:Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header#ABUSCategory:Pages with entries#ABUSCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ABUS

  1. animal
  2. meat
  3. (huntingCategory:tpi:Hunting#ABUS) game
  4. side-dish
  5. garnish
  6. (figuratively) Something that one likes and often has ('having it for breakfast')

Derived terms

Category:French 2-syllable words Category:French countable nouns Category:French indeclinable nouns Category:French lemmas Category:French masculine nouns Category:French nouns Category:French terms derived from Old French Category:French terms inherited from Old French Category:French terms with IPA pronunciation Category:French terms with audio pronunciation Category:Indonesian lemmas Category:Indonesian nouns Category:Jersey Norman Category:Latvian non-lemma forms Category:Latvian pronoun forms Category:Malay 2-syllable words Category:Malay adjectives Category:Malay lemmas Category:Malay nouns Category:Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian Category:Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian Category:Malay terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Malay terms with audio pronunciation Category:Malay terms with historical senses Category:Middle Low German lemmas Category:Middle Low German neuter nouns Category:Middle Low German nouns Category:Norman lemmas Category:Norman masculine nouns Category:Norman nouns Category:Norman terms derived from Latin Category:Norman terms derived from Old French Category:Old French lemmas Category:Old French masculine nouns Category:Old French nouns Category:Old French terms derived from Latin Category:Old French terms inherited from Latin Category:Pages with 9 entries Category:Pages with entries Category:Requests for etymologies in Tok Pisin entries Category:Rhymes:Malay/bus Category:Rhymes:Malay/us Category:Rhymes:Malay/us/2 syllables Category:Spanish non-lemma forms Category:Spanish noun forms Category:Tok Pisin lemmas Category:Tok Pisin nouns Category:Tok Pisin terms with IPA pronunciation Category:fr:Violence Category:tpi:Hunting