usus
See also: Usus
Estonian
Noun
usus
- inessive singular of usk
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay usus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈusʊs]
- Hyphenation: usus
Noun
usus
- bowel
- guts
- intestine
Alternative forms
- ucus
Hyponyms
- usus besar
- usus buntu
- usus dua belas jari
- usus halus
- usus kecil
- usus kosong
Further reading
- “usus” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Noun
usus
- intestines
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈuː.sus/, [ˈuːs̠ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈu.sus/, [ˈuːs̬us]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Italic *oissos. Equivalent to ūtor + -sus (action noun).
Noun
ūsus m (genitive ūsūs); fourth declension
- use, employment, exercise, advantage
- Synonyms: commodum, praemium, commoditas, profectus
- Antonym: incommodum
- practice
- Cicero, Pro Balbo, section 45
- Adsiduus usus uni rei deditus et ingenium et artem saepe vincit.
- Constant practice devoted to one subject often prevails over both ability and skill.
- Adsiduus usus uni rei deditus et ingenium et artem saepe vincit.
- Cicero, Pro Balbo, section 45
- experience, discipline, skill
- Synonyms: disciplīna, experientia
- habit, usage, custom
- Synonyms: mos, solitum, exemplum
- neediness, necessity, need, want, exigency
- Synonyms: egestās, pēnūria, paupertās, dēsīderium, necessitās, inopia, indigentia, opus
Declension
Fourth-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ūsus | ūsūs |
| Genitive | ūsūs | ūsuum |
| Dative | ūsuī | ūsibus |
| Accusative | ūsum | ūsūs |
| Ablative | ūsū | ūsibus |
| Vocative | ūsus | ūsūs |
Antonyms
- incommodum
Derived terms
- ūsuālis
Descendants
- Catalan: ús
- English: use
- French: us, usage
- Galician: uso
- → German: Usus
- Italian: uso
- Portuguese: uso
- Spanish: uso
Etymology 2
Perfect participle of ūtor (“make use of”).
Participle
ūsus (feminine ūsa, neuter ūsum); first/second-declension participle
- used, employed, having used.
- enjoyed, having taken advantage of.
- experienced, undergone, having experienced.
- worn, having worn.
- consumed, having consumed.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | ūsus | ūsa | ūsum | ūsī | ūsae | ūsa | |
| Genitive | ūsī | ūsae | ūsī | ūsōrum | ūsārum | ūsōrum | |
| Dative | ūsō | ūsō | ūsīs | ||||
| Accusative | ūsum | ūsam | ūsum | ūsōs | ūsās | ūsa | |
| Ablative | ūsō | ūsā | ūsō | ūsīs | |||
| Vocative | ūse | ūsa | ūsum | ūsī | ūsae | ūsa | |
References
- “usus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “usus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- usus in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2023) Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
- usus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to be of use: usui or ex usu esse
- to employ in the furtherance of one's interests: aliquid in usum suum conferre
- to use up, make full use of one's spare time: otio abūti or otium ad suum usum transferre
- to have a theoretical knowledge of a thing: ratione, doctrina (opp. usu) aliquid cognitum habere
- to combine theory with practice: doctrinam ad usum adiungere
- to have had practical experience: in rebus atque in usu versatum esse
- to possess experience: usu praeditum esse
- to have had great experience in a thing: magnum usum in aliqua re habere
- varied, manifold experience: multarum rerum usus
- we know from experience: usu rerum (vitae, vitae communis) edocti sumus
- we know from experience: usu cognitum habemus
- everyday experience tells us this: res ipsa, usus rerum (cotidie) docet
- experience has taught me: usus me docuit
- the ordinary usage of language, everyday speech: cotidiani sermonis usus
- good Latin: sermo latinus (opp. sermo parum latinus) (cf. sect. VII. 2., note For the use of adverbs...)
- to be on friendly terms with a person: usu, familiaritate, consuetudine coniunctum esse cum aliquo
- to be on friendly terms with a person: est mihi consuetudo, or usus cum aliquo
- we have known each other well for several years: vetus usus inter nos intercedit
- it is traditional usage: more, usu receptum est
- a man who has held many offices: amplis honoribus usus (Sall. Iug. 25. 4)
- veterans; experienced troops: qui magnum in castris usum habent
- to possess great experience in military matters: magnum usum in re militari habere (Sest. 5. 12)
- to be of use: usui or ex usu esse
- “usus”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Malay
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /usos/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /usʊs/
- Rhymes: -usos, -sos, -os
Audio (MY) (file)
Noun
usus (Jawi spelling اوسوس, plural usus-usus, informal 1st possessive ususku, 2nd possessive ususmu, 3rd possessive ususnya)
- intestine (alimentary canal)
Descendants
- Indonesian: usus
- → Ternate: usus
Further reading
- “usus” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Ternate
Usus.
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay usus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈusus]
Noun
usus
- intestine
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh, page 29