LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

abūsus

abūsus m (genitive abūsūs)
Classical[aˈbuː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[aˈbuː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. consumption
  2. wasting

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeabūsusabūsūs
genitiveabūsūsabūsuum
dativeabūsuīabūsibus
accusativeabūsumabūsūs
ablativeabūsūabūsibus
vocativeabūsusabūsūs

ăbūsus, ūs, m. abutor,
I. a using up, consuming, wasting, Cic. Top. 3; Dig. 7, 5, 5 al.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Italic*ap
  4. Latinabūsus

Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyt-der.? Proto-Italic *oitōr Latin ūtor Latin abūtor Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin abūsus From abūtor + -tus (forming action nouns).

Quick answers

What does abūsus mean in Latin?
abūsus, a noun, means “consumption; wasting”.
What is the genitive of abūsus?
The genitive singular is abūsūs. abūsus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce abūsus?
In classical Latin, [aˈbuː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈbuː.s̬us].
Where does abūsus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep → Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó → Proto-Italic *ap → Latin abūsus.