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abundant

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Etymology

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First attested about 1380. From Middle English abundaunt,[1] habundaunt,[2] aboundant, from Anglo-Norman abundant, from Old French abondant, from Latin abundāns, present participle of abundo (“to overflow, to abound”). Compare abound.

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abundant (comparative more abundant, superlative most abundant)

  1. Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][3]
    Antonyms: rare, scarce
    Blackberries are abundant in this part of the country in October, so we always make lots of jam.
    an abundant selection of carpets to choose from
    • a. 1859, Leigh Hunt, On the Realities of Imagination:
      [W]ith their magical words they [poets] bring forth to our eyesight the abundant images and beauties of creation.
    • 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Kadara:
      Kadara was of great interest to the Andromeda Initiative after it appeared on long-range surveys. Seemingly abundant liquid water and an oxygen-mix atmosphere made it a strong candidate for settlement, earning it the designation Habitat 4. Closer range surveys now reveal that Kadara's water sources are tainted and unpotable.
  2. Richly supplied; wealthy; possessing in great quantity. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][3]
  3. (mathematics) Being an abundant number, i.e. less than the sum of all of its divisors except itself. [First attested in the mid 16th century.][3]
    Antonym: deficient

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  • (richly supplied): Normally followed by the word in or (obsolete) of.

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  1. ^ William Morris, editor (1969 (1971 printing)), “abundant”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, New York, N.Y.: American Heritage Publishing Co., →OCLC, page 6.
  2. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 8
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abundant”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10.

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Latin abundantem.

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abundant m or f (masculine and feminine plural abundants)

  1. abundant; plentiful
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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abundant

  1. gerund of abundar

Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French abundant.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aː.bʏnˈdɑnt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: abun‧dant
  • Rhymes: -ɑnt

Adjective

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abundant (comparative abundanter, superlative abundantst)

  1. abundant

Inflection

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Declension of abundant
uninflected abundant
inflected abundante
comparative abundanter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial abundant abundanter het abundantst
het abundantste
indefinite m./f. sing. abundante abundantere abundantste
n. sing. abundant abundanter abundantste
plural abundante abundantere abundantste
definite abundante abundantere abundantste
partitive abundants abundanters —

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Adjective

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abundant (strong nominative masculine singular abundanter, comparative abundanter, superlative am abundantesten)

  1. abundant

Declension

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Positive forms of abundant
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist abundant sie ist abundant es ist abundant sie sind abundant
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative abundanter abundante abundantes abundante
genitive abundanten abundanter abundanten abundanter
dative abundantem abundanter abundantem abundanten
accusative abundanten abundante abundantes abundante
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der abundante die abundante das abundante die abundanten
genitive des abundanten der abundanten des abundanten der abundanten
dative dem abundanten der abundanten dem abundanten den abundanten
accusative den abundanten die abundante das abundante die abundanten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein abundanter eine abundante ein abundantes (keine) abundanten
genitive eines abundanten einer abundanten eines abundanten (keiner) abundanten
dative einem abundanten einer abundanten einem abundanten (keinen) abundanten
accusative einen abundanten eine abundante ein abundantes (keine) abundanten
Comparative forms of abundant
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist abundanter sie ist abundanter es ist abundanter sie sind abundanter
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative abundanterer abundantere abundanteres abundantere
genitive abundanteren abundanterer abundanteren abundanterer
dative abundanterem abundanterer abundanterem abundanteren
accusative abundanteren abundantere abundanteres abundantere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der abundantere die abundantere das abundantere die abundanteren
genitive des abundanteren der abundanteren des abundanteren der abundanteren
dative dem abundanteren der abundanteren dem abundanteren den abundanteren
accusative den abundanteren die abundantere das abundantere die abundanteren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein abundanterer eine abundantere ein abundanteres (keine) abundanteren
genitive eines abundanteren einer abundanteren eines abundanteren (keiner) abundanteren
dative einem abundanteren einer abundanteren einem abundanteren (keinen) abundanteren
accusative einen abundanteren eine abundantere ein abundanteres (keine) abundanteren
Superlative forms of abundant
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am abundantesten sie ist am abundantesten es ist am abundantesten sie sind am abundantesten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative abundantester abundanteste abundantestes abundanteste
genitive abundantesten abundantester abundantesten abundantester
dative abundantestem abundantester abundantestem abundantesten
accusative abundantesten abundanteste abundantestes abundanteste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der abundanteste die abundanteste das abundanteste die abundantesten
genitive des abundantesten der abundantesten des abundantesten der abundantesten
dative dem abundantesten der abundantesten dem abundantesten den abundantesten
accusative den abundantesten die abundanteste das abundanteste die abundantesten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein abundantester eine abundanteste ein abundantestes (keine) abundantesten
genitive eines abundantesten einer abundantesten eines abundantesten (keiner) abundantesten
dative einem abundantesten einer abundantesten einem abundantesten (keinen) abundantesten
accusative einen abundantesten eine abundanteste ein abundantestes (keine) abundantesten

Further reading

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  • “abundant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

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Verb

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abundant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of abundō

Old French

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Verb

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abundant

  1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of abondant

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Adjective

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abundant m or n (feminine singular abundantă, masculine plural abundanți, feminine and neuter plural abundante)

  1. Obsolete form of abundent.

Declension

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Declension of abundant
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite abundant abundantă abundanți abundante
definite abundantul abundanta abundanții abundantele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite abundant abundante abundanți abundante
definite abundantului abundantei abundanților abundantelor

References

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  • abundant in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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