usus

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ūsus (“use”), from Proto-Italic *oissos. === Noun === usus (uncountable) (law) The use of something. (linguistics) Widespread de facto usage, regardless of whether it conforms to a standard. == Estonian == === Noun === usus inessive singular of usk == Indonesian == === Alternative forms === ucus === Etymology === Inherited from Malay usus. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈusus/ [ˈu.sʊs] Rhymes: -usus Syllabification: u‧sus === Noun === usus (plural usus-usus) (anatomy) bowel guts intestine ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “usus”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Javanese == === Noun === usus intestines == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈuː.sʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈuː.s̬us] === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Italic *oissos. Equivalent to ūtor +‎ -sus (action noun). ==== Alternative forms ==== ūsuus (Medieval Latin) ==== Noun ==== ūsus m (genitive ūsūs); fourth declension use, employment, exercise, advantage Julius Caesar, Commentarii De Bello Civili, Book 2, Stanza 8 Postea vero, ut est rerum omnium magister usus, hominum adhibita sollertia inventum est magno esse usui posse, si haec esset in altitudinem turris elata. But afterwards — as experience is the teacher of all things — it was discovered, by the application of the men's ingenuity, that it could be of great use to them if this tower were raised to a height. 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. experience, discipline, skill Julius Caesar, Commentarii De Bello Civili, Book 2, Stanza 8 Postea vero, ut est rerum omnium magister usus, hominum adhibita sollertia inventum est magno esse usui posse, si haec esset in altitudinem turris elata. But afterwards — as experience is the teacher of all things — it was discovered, by the application of the men's ingenuity, that it could be of great use to them if this tower were raised to a height. Synonyms: disciplīna, experientia habit, usage, custom, etc., and aspects of the use or practice of something Synonyms: mos, solitum, exemplum neediness, necessity, need, want, exigency Synonyms: egestās, pēnūria, paupertās, dēsīderium, necessitās, inopia, indigentia, opus ===== Declension ===== Fourth-declension noun. ===== Antonyms ===== incommodum ===== Derived terms ===== ūsuālis ===== Descendants ===== === Etymology 2 === Perfect active participle of ūtor (“to 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. === 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 (2003-2026), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication “usus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co. “usus”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin == Malay == === Alternative forms === ucus (Indonesia) === Pronunciation === (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˈusos/ [ˈu.sos] Rhymes: -os (/a/-variety, Baku) IPA(key): /ˈusus/ [ˈu.sus] Rhymes: -us Hyphenation: u‧sus === Noun === usus (Jawi spelling اوسوس, plural usus-usus or usus2) (anatomy) intestine (alimentary canal) ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: usus (inherited) → Ternate: usus === Further reading === "usus" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Ternate == === 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