abscons
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin abscōnsus. First attested in a translation dated to 1478 of a medical book in Latin written in 1363 (Guy de Chauliac's Inventarium sive chirurgia magna). Related to Old French abscondre, which it eclipsed in usage while being its participle, and Old French escondre.
Pronunciation
Adjective
abscons (feminine absconse, masculine plural abscons, feminine plural absconses)
- (literary, derogatory) So abstruse as to prevent comprehension entirely
Related terms
Further reading
- “abscons”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Etymology
Adjective
abscons m or n (feminine singular absconsă, masculine plural absconși, feminine and neuter plural absconse)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | abscons | absconsă | absconși | absconse | ||
| definite | absconsul | absconsa | absconșii | absconsele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | abscons | absconse | absconși | absconse | ||
| definite | absconsului | absconsei | absconșilor | absconselor | |||
Declension of abscons
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