abus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.by/

• abus

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Noun

abus m (plural abus)

1. abuse (improper usage)

Further reading

• “abus” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Pronoun

abus

1. accusative plural masculine form of abi

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

Noun

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

1. excess
2. abuse

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')