abondance

English

Noun

abondance (plural abondances)

1. (card games) Alternative form of abundance

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French abondance, from Latin abundantia.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: abon‧dan‧ce

Noun

abondance f (plural abondances)

1. abundance

   Synonym: overvloed

Related terms

• abondant

 

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abundantia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.bɔ̃.dɑ̃s/

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Noun

abondance f (plural abondances)

1. a large amount; a plethora or profusion

   Abondance de biens ne nuit pas. ― Store is no sore.

2. wealth of goods, abundance; opulence, prosperity
3. (sciences) abundance

Usage notes

• When meaning "a large amount", abondance serves as a quantifier and requires a complement with de

Derived terms

• abondance de biens ne nuit pas
• abondanciste
• corne d’abondance
• en abondance
• grenier d’abondance

Descendants

• → Dutch: abondance

Further reading

• “abondance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Alternative forms

• habundance

Etymology

From Latin abundantia.

Noun

abondance f (plural abondances)

1. abundance (plentiful amount)

Old French

Alternative forms

• abondanche, abundance, habondanche, habundanche, habundance

Etymology

From Latin abundantia.

Noun

abondance oblique singular, f (oblique plural abondances, nominative singular abondance, nominative plural abondances)

1. abundance (plentiful amount)