abuis

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch abuus, from Old French abus, from Latin abūsus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /aːˈbœy̯s/
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  • Hyphenation: abuis
  • Rhymes: -œy̯s

Noun[edit]

abuis n (plural abuizen, diminutive abuisje n)

  1. An error, a mistake.
  2. (archaic) A wrong, abuse, a wrongful action or activity.
  3. (obsolete) A strange or miraculous phenomenon.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Negerhollands: abus
  • → Papiamentu: abijs

Adjective[edit]

abuis (used only predicatively, not comparable)

  1. mistaken, wrong
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