abismal

Catalan

Etymology

abismo +‎ -al

Adjective

abismal m or f (masculine and feminine plural abismals)

1. abysmal

Related terms

• abisme

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• abysmal (obsolete)

Etymology

From abismo (“abysm”) +‎ -al (“of or relating to”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.bizˈmaw/ [a.bizˈmaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.bizˈmaw/ [a.bizˈmaʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.biʒˈmaw/ [a.biʒˈmaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.biʒˈmal/ [ɐ.βiʒˈmaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.biʒˈmal/ [ɐ.βiʒˈmaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.biʒˈma.li/ [ɐ.βiʒˈma.li]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: a‧bis‧mal

Adjective

abismal m or f (plural abismais)

1. (relational) abyss; abyssal
2. (figurative) bottomless; unending; profound
3. abysmal (extremely bad)

Derived terms

• abismalmente

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Spanish

Etymology

abismo +‎ -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abisˈmal/ [a.β̞izˈmal]
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

abismal m or f (masculine and feminine plural abismales)

1. abysmal (pertaining to an abyss)

   Synonym: abisal

2. abysmal (extremely bad)

Derived terms

• abismalmente

Related terms

• abismo

Further reading

• “abismal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014