# usus
## English
### Etymology

Latin [Term?]

### 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
### Etymology

From Malay usus.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈusus/ [ˈu.sʊs]
* Rhymes: -usus
* Syllabification: u‧sus

### Noun

usus (plural usus-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: 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: /ˈuː.sus/, [ˈuːs̠ʊs̠]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /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.
* 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.

##### Antonyms

* incommodum

##### Derived terms

* ūsuālis

##### Descendants

* Catalan: ús
* English: use
* French: us, usage
* Galician: uso
* → German: Usus
* Italian: uso
* Portuguese: uso
* Romanian: uz
* 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.

### 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 (2003-2025), 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)
* “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: /usos/
* (Riau-Lingga) IPA: /usʊs/
* Rhymes: -usos, -sos, -os
* Audio (Malaysia):(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
### Etymology

Borrowed from Malay usus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [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