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abus

See also: Appendix:Variations of "abus"

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French abus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.by/
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Noun

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abus m (plural abus)

  1. abuse (improper usage)

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Indonesian

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Noun

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abus (plural abus-abus)

  1. little coin

Latvian

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Pronoun

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abus

  1. accusative plural masculine of abi

Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *abus.

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Adjective

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abus (Jawi spelling ابوس)

  1. worthless

Noun

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abus (Jawi spelling ابوس, plural abus-abus)

  1. the smallest fraction
  2. (historical) a coin used in the past with the lowest value

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Middle Low German

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Noun

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abus n

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

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Norman

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Etymology

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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

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abus m (plural abus)

  1. (Jersey) abuse

Old French

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Etymology

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From Latin abusus, from the verb abutor (“I misuse, abuse”).

Noun

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abus oblique singular, m (oblique plural abus, nominative singular abus, nominative plural abus)

  1. excess
  2. abuse

Descendants

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  • French: abus, abuser
  • Norman: abuser, abûther
  • → Middle English: abusen

Spanish

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Noun

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abus m or f

  1. plural of abu

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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Noun

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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')

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