Adjective: abstrus
Hyphenation:
Strong Declension
(without article)
Nominative
| masculine | abstruser |
| feminine | abstruse |
| neuter | abstruses |
| plural | abstruse |
Genitive
| masculine | abstrusen |
| feminine | abstruser |
| neuter | abstrusen |
| plural | abstruser |
Dative
| masculine | abstrusem |
| feminine | abstruser |
| neuter | abstrusem |
| plural | abstrusen |
Accusative
| masculine | abstrusen |
| feminine | abstruse |
| neuter | abstruses |
| plural | abstruse |
Weak Declension
(with definite article)
Nominative
| masculine | der abstruse |
| feminine | die abstruse |
| neuter | das abstruse |
| plural | die abstrusen |
Genitive
| masculine | des abstrusen |
| feminine | der abstrusen |
| neuter | des abstrusen |
| plural | der abstrusen |
Dative
| masculine | dem abstrusen |
| feminine | der abstrusen |
| neuter | dem abstrusen |
| plural | den abstrusen |
Accusative
| masculine | den abstrusen |
| feminine | die abstruse |
| neuter | das abstruse |
| plural | die abstrusen |
Mixed Declension
(with indefinite article)
Nominative
| masculine | ein abstruser |
| feminine | eine abstruse |
| neuter | ein abstruses |
| plural | abstrusen |
Genitive
| masculine | eines abstrusen |
| feminine | einer abstrusen |
| neuter | eines abstrusen |
| plural | abstrusen |
Dative
| masculine | einem abstrusen |
| feminine | einer abstrusen |
| neuter | einem abstrusen |
| plural | abstrusen |
Accusative
| masculine | einen abstrusen |
| feminine | eine abstruse |
| neuter | ein abstruses |
| plural | abstrusen |
Comparison Forms
| Positive | abstrus |
| Comparative | abstruser |
| Superlative | am abstrusesten |
Sample Sentences
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Die abstruse Vision von einem Umzug zum nächsten bewohnbaren Planeten bleibt für die Menschheit deshalb weiterhin kein leichtes Unterfangen. (So the far-fetched vision of moving to the next inhabitable planet will remain quite a challenging endeavor for humanity.) [2012 December 11, Haluka Maier-Borst, “Erdlinge könnten länger existieren als gedacht”, in Zeit ONLINE, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2025:]
Adjectives inflected like abstrus
seriös,
hemmungslos,
seicht,
kleinkariert,
seelenlos,
rügenswert,
schleierhaft,
defizient,
aalglatt,
bejahrt,
bedeckt,
begehrt,
behaart,
beherzt,
bekifft,
traditionsbewusst,
bekannt,
bekackt,
objektorientiert,
bemoost, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin abstrūsus. The alternative meaning of "absurd" is likely a result of contamination from absurd itself, both often being used in similar contexts. See: Latin Adjectives '
abstrūsus'.
Verbs referencing "abstrus"
English Adjectives
abstruse.
Translations