ἄβυσσος

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Ancient Greek [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From α- "not" + βυσσός "depth of the sea"

Pronunciation [edit]

Adjective [edit]

ἄβυσσος m, ἄβυσσος f, ἄβυσσον n; second declension; (abussos)

  1. bottomless, boundless
  2. unfathomable

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Noun [edit]

ἄβυσσος (genitive ἀβύσσου) f, second declension; (abussos)

  1. bottomless pit, abyss
  2. The subterranean world of the dead: abyss

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