| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈæbsɛs/, /ˈæbsɪs/, /ˈæbsəs/, /ˈæpsɛs/, /ˈæpsɪs/, /ˈæpsəs/ |
| Hyphenation | abs·cess |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑨𐑚𐑕𐑧𐑕, 𐑨𐑚𐑕𐑦𐑕, 𐑨𐑚𐑕𐑩𐑕, 𐑨𐑐𐑕𐑧𐑕, 𐑨𐑐𐑕𐑦𐑕, 𐑨𐑐𐑕𐑩𐑕 |
| Plural | abscesses |
| Catalan | abscés |
|---|---|
| Danish | absces |
| Dutch | abces; etterbuil; ettergezwel |
| Esperanto | absceso |
| Faeroese | svullur |
| French | abcès |
| German | Abszeß |
| Greek | απόστημα |
| Hungarian | fekély |
| Icelandic | ígerð |
| Italian | ascesso |
| Papiamento | postema |
| Portuguese | abcesso |
| Russian | абсцесс |
| Saterland Frisian | Abszeß; Abszeß; Atterbuule; Swäl; Swolst |
| Spanish | absceso |
| Sranan | posten |
| Turkish | apse |
| West Frisian | abses |