abscons
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin abscōnsus. First attested in a translation dated to 1478 of a medical book in Latin written in 1363 (Guy de Chauliac's Inventarium sive chirurgia magna). Related to Old French abscondre, which it eclipsed in usage while being its participle, and Old French escondre.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
abscons (feminine absconse, masculine plural abscons, feminine plural absconses)
- (literary, derogatory) So abstruse as to prevent comprehension entirely
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “abscons”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French abscons, from Latin absconsus.
Adjective edit
abscons m or n (feminine singular absconsă, masculine plural absconși, feminine and neuter plural absconse)
Declension edit
Declension of abscons
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | abscons | absconsă | absconși | absconse | ||
definite | absconsul | absconsa | absconșii | absconsele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | abscons | absconse | absconși | absconse | ||
definite | absconsului | absconsei | absconșilor | absconselor |