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acabit

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Etymology

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14th century, from Middle French acabit, acabie (kind, sort”, in one instance also “accident), of unknown origin.

Possibly from Old Occitan *acabit, past participle of acabir, itself a byform of two different verbs: 1.) cabir (to contain, comprise), from Latin capere, and 2.) acabar (to finish, bring to an end), from Vulgar Latin *accapāre (cognates of French chevir and achever respectively). The semantics are not entirely convincing, however, and the nominal use is entirely unattested in Occitan.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.ka.bi/
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Noun

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acabit m (plural acabits)

  1. kind, type, sort
    Je suis heureux qu’il y ait encore des gens de ton acabit pour aider les autres.
    I am happy that there are still the likes of you to help others.

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