abusus Latin · revision 8211

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Cicero|origins=la ūtor}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [aˈbuː.sʊs], [aˈbuː.suːs]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [aˈbuː.s̬us], [aˈbuː.s̬us]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''abūsus''' ''m'' (genitive abūsūs); fourth declension^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[abūtor]] “to use up, misuse” with the suffix [[-tus]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Köbler's first source is Cicero, whom he dates 81–43 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant misuse, wasting.^(OLD 2012)

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+ In Ecclesiastical Latin it meant wasting, using up, consuming, abuse, misuse.^(Stelten 1995) Medieval Latin used it for misuse, abuse.^(Niermeyer 1976) British Medieval Latin used it for misuse, and perhaps disuse, as Gerald of Wales's beasts created for use, not abuse.^(DMLBS) Through Old French ''abus'' it gave [[en|abuse]] in the mid-15th century, and through Vulgar Latin ⟨*abūsāre⟩ the verb [[en|abuse]] in the early 15th century.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it.^(Köbler 2010)

+ * early 15th century – The English verb ''abuse'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # Misuse, [[m|en|abuse]]; wasting.^(OLD 2012)^(Stelten 1995)

+ # ''(Medieval Latin)'' Disuse.^(DMLBS)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[abūtor]]

+ * [[ūsus]]

+ * [[en|abuse]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}