English[edit | edit source]
Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
- IPA: /ə'bızəm/
Etymology[edit | edit source]
From Old French abisme (whence also French abîme) from Late Latin abyssimus, a superlative of abyssus from Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος (abussos)
Noun[edit | edit source]
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Abysm ({{{1}}})
- An abyss; a gulf, a chasm, a very deep hole
- The abysm of hell - Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, III, xiii
Translations[edit | edit source]
- Bulgarian: бездна bg(bg)
- Catalan: abisme m.
- Dutch: afgrond nl(nl) m., ravijn nl(nl) n.
- Esperanto: abismo eo(eo)
- Finnish: kuilu fi(fi)
- French: abîme fr(fr) m.
- German: Abgrund de(de) m.
- Italian: abisso it(it) m.
- Interlingua: abysso/abysmo
- Portuguese: abismo pt(pt) m.
- Spanish: abismo es(es) m.
- Russian: бездна ru(ru) m.
References[edit | edit source]
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