profundum

Latin

Etymology

Substantivized from the nominative neuter singular form of the adjective profundus (“deep”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /proˈfun.dum/, [prɔˈfʊn̪d̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /proˈfun.dum/, [proˈfun̪d̪um]

Noun

profundum n (genitive profundī); second declension

1. abyss, depths
   • Psalm 130, verses 1-2:

     De profundis clamavi ad te, Domine;
     Domine, exaudi vocem meam. Fiant aures tuæ intendentes in vocem deprecationis meæ. (Vulgate)

     Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord.
     Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. (KJV)

2. boundless expanse

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	profundum	profunda
genitive	profundī	profundōrum
dative	profundō	profundīs
accusative	profundum	profunda
ablative	profundō	profundīs
vocative	profundum	profunda

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) profundum

1. inflection of profundus:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
   2. accusative masculine singular

References

• “profundum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• profundum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) to fall down into the abyss: in profundum deici