LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

abscōnsus

abscōnsus (feminine abscōnsa, neuter abscōnsum)
Classical[apˈskõː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[abˈskɔn.sus]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinadjectivehidden, secret, concealed

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeabscōnsusabscōnsaabscōnsum
genitiveabscōnsīabscōnsaeabscōnsī
dativeabscōnsōabscōnsaeabscōnsō
accusativeabscōnsumabscōnsamabscōnsum
ablativeabscōnsōabscōnsāabscōnsō
vocativeabscōnseabscōnsaabscōnsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeabscōnsīabscōnsaeabscōnsa
genitiveabscōnsōrumabscōnsārumabscōnsōrum
dativeabscōnsīsabscōnsīsabscōnsīs
accusativeabscōnsōsabscōnsāsabscōnsa
ablativeabscōnsīsabscōnsīsabscōnsīs
vocativeabscōnsīabscōnsaeabscōnsa

Origins

Perfect passive participle of abscondō.

Elsewhere
  • Catalanescunç
  • Frenchabscons
  • Italianascoso
  • Englishsconcefrom Old French esconce
  • Portugueseescusofrom Old Galician-Portuguese escuso
  • Portugueseabsconso
  • Portugueseesconso
  • Romanianascuns
  • Romanianabscons
  • Aromanianascumsu
Old Leonese
  • Asturianescosu

In English words that came into English from abscōnsus

  • sconceabscōnsus

Quick answers

What does abscōnsus mean in Latin?
abscōnsus, a adjective, means “hidden, secret, concealed”.
How do you pronounce abscōnsus?
In classical Latin, [apˈskõː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [abˈskɔn.sus].