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Etymology
From ME. term|abissus|langenm < L. term|abyssus||a bottomless gulf|langla < AGr.
term|scpolytonic|ἄβυσσος||trabyssos|bottomless|langgrc term|scpolytonic|ἀ-||tra-|not|langgrc+
term|scpolytonic|βυσσός||trbysso|depth|lang=grc
Pronunciation
enPR|/É™-bÄs'/, IPA|/əˈbɪs/ SAMPA|/@"bIs/
audio|en-us-abyss.ogg|Audio (US)
Noun
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- A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable, and, specifically, hell, or the bottomless pit.
- infinite|Infinite time; a vast intellectual or moral depth.
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heraldry The center of an escutcheon.
Quotations
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Usage notes
This word, in its leading uses, is associated with the cosmological notions of the Hebrews, having reference to a supposed illimitable mass of waters from which our earth sprung, and beneath whose profound depths the wicked were punished. - Encyclopedia Britannica
Translations
trans-top|a bottomless or unfathomed depth
Chinese: 深淵, 深渊
(shÄ“nyuÄn)
Dutch: t+|nl|afgrond|m, t-|nl|ravijn|n
German: t+|de|Abgrund|m
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Norwegian: t-|no|avgrunn|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|abismo|m
Polish: t|pl|otchłań|f,
t|pl|przepaść|f
Russian: t-|ru|бездна|f|trbézdna|scCyrl,
t-|ru|пучина|f|trpuÄÃna|scCyrl qualifier|sea
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trans-top|infinite time; a vast intellectual or moral depth
Chinese: 深淵, 深渊
(shÄ“nyuÄn)
Dutch: t+|nl|afgrond|m, t+|nl|kloof|m|f
German: t+|de|Abgrund|m
trans-mid
Norwegian: t-|no|avgrunn|m
Polish: otchłań f, przepaść f
Portuguese:
t+|pt|abismo|m
Russian:
t-|ru|бездна|f|trbézdna|scCyrl
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ttbc|Bosnian: ponor m, ambis m, bezdan m, puÄina f
ttbc|Bulgarian:
бездна f
ttbc|Esperanto: abismo
ttbc|French:
abîme m, gouffre m
ttbc|Frisian: ôfgrûn, djipte, ravyn n
ttbc|Hindi:
अथाह (athÄh) m
ttbc|Interlingua: abysso
ttbc|Italian: abisso
f
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ttbc|Maltese: abbiss f
ttbc|Novial: abise
ttbc|Serbian:
ttbc|Spanish: abismo m
ttbc|Ukrainian: Ð±ÐµÐ·Ð¾Ð´Ð½Ñ f,
прірва f, пучина f
ttbc|Urdu: URchar|Ø§ØªÚ¾Ø§Û (athÄh) m
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Derived terms
abysmal
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