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Noun

abismo ‎(accusative singular abismon, plural abismoj, accusative plural abismojn)

1. (geography) abyss

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin *abyssimus, from Latin abyssus ‎(“a bottomless gulf”), from Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος ‎(ábussos, “bottomless”), ἀ- ‎(a-, “not”)+ βυσσός ‎(bussós, “depth”). Displaced Old Portuguese avisso.

Pronunciation

• (Carioca) IPA^(key): /a.ˈbiʒ.mu/
• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /a.ˈbiz.mu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ˈbiz.mo/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ˈβiʒ.mu/
• Hyphenation: a‧bis‧mo

Noun

abismo m (plural abismos)

1. abyss (a bottomless or unfathomed depth)

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:abismo.

Synonyms

• precipício
• despenhadeiro

Related terms

• abismal
• abissal
• abismar

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin *abyssimus (whence also French abîme, Portuguese abismo, English abysm), alteration of Latin abyssus, from Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος ‎(ábussos, “bottomless”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈβismo̞/

Noun

abismo m ‎(plural abismos)

1. abyss

Synonyms

• precipicio m, sima f

Related terms

• abisal

References

• “abismo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2001.