| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Hyphenation | ab·sces·o |
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | absceso | abscesoj |
| Accusative | absceson | abscesojn |
| Catalan | abscés |
|---|---|
| Danish | absces |
| Dutch | abces; etterbuil; ettergezwel |
| English | abscess |
| Faeroese | svullur |
| French | abcès |
| German | Abszeß; Eiterbeule; Eitergeschwür |
| Greek | απόστημα |
| Hungarian | fekély |
| Icelandic | ígerð |
| Italian | ascesso |
| Papiamento | postema |
| Portuguese | abcesso; apostema |
| Russian | абсцесс; нарыв |
| Saterland Frisian | Atterpule; Atterbule; Swolst; Swäl |
| Spanish | absceso |
| Sranan | posten |
| Turkish | apse |
| West Frisian | swolm; abses |