abismal

Catalan

Etymology

From abismo +‎ -al.

Adjective

abismal m or f (masculine and feminine plural abismals)

1. abysmal

Related terms

• abisme

Fala

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abizˈmal/
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: a‧bis‧mal

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish abismal.

Adjective

abismal (plural abismais)

1. abysmal, abyssal

Related terms

• abismu (“abyss”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish abismar.

Verb

abismal

1. to cast into an abyss, to sink

Conjugation

Conjugation of abismal (Lagarteiru)

infinitive			abismal
gerund			abismandu
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		abismau		abismá
		plural		abismaus		abismás
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		ei	tú	el/ela	nos	vos	elis/elas
	present	abismu	abismas	abisma	abismamus	abismeis	abisman
	imperfect	abismaba	abismabas	abismaba	abismábamus	abismabis	abismaban
	preterite	abismí	abismastis	abismó	abismamus	abismastis abismatis	abismorin
	future	abismaré	abismarás	abismará	abismaremus	abismareis	abismarán
	conditional	abismaría	abismarías	abismaría	abismaríamus	abismaríis	abismarían
subjunctive		ei	tú	el/ela	nos	vos	elis/elas
	present	abismi	abismis	abismi	abismemus	abismeis	abismin
	imperfect (ra)	abismara	abismaras	abismara	abismáramus	abismaris	abismaran
	imperfect (si)	abismasi	abismasis	abismasi	abismásimus	abismasis	abismasin
imperative		—	abisma	—	—	abismei	—

Conjugation of abismal (Mañegu)

infinitive			abismal
gerund			abismandu
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		abismau		abismá
		plural		abismaus		abismás
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		ei	tú	el/ela	nos	vos	elis/elas
	present	abismu	abismas	abisma	abismamus	abismeis	abisman
	imperfect	abismaba	abismabas	abismaba	abismábamus	abismabis abismábais	abismaban
	preterite	abismí	abismastis	abismó	abismamus	abismastis	abismorin
	future	abismaré	abismarás	abismará	abismaremus	abismareis	abismarán
	conditional	abismaría	abismarías	abismaría	abismaríamus	abismaríis abismaríais	abismarían
subjunctive		ei	tú	el/ela	nos	vos	elis/elas
	present	abismi	abismis	abismi	abismemus	abismeis	abismin
	imperfect (ra)	abismara	abismaras	abismara	abismáramus	abismaris abismarais	abismaran
	imperfect (si)	abismasi	abismasis	abismasi	abismásimus	abismasis abismaseis	abismasin
imperative		—	abisma	—	—	abismei	—

Conjugation of abismal (Valverdeñu)

infinitive			abismal
gerund			abismandu
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		abismau		abismá
		plural		abismaus		abismás
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		ei	tú	el/ela	nos	vos	elis/elas
	present	abismu	abismas	abisma	abismamus	abismais	abisman
	imperfect	abismaba	abismabas	abismaba	abismábamus	abismábais	abismaban
	preterite	abismí	abismastis	abismó	abismimus	abismasteis	abismaran
	future	abismaré	abismarás	abismará	abismaremus	abismareis	abismarán
	conditional	abismaría	abismarías	abismaría	abismaríamus	abismaríais	abismarían
subjunctive		ei	tú	el/ela	nos	vos	elis/elas
	present	abismi	abismis	abismi	abismemus	abismeis	abismin
	imperfect (ra)	abismara	abismaras	abismara	abismáramus	abismarais	abismaran
	imperfect (si)	abismasi	abismasis	abismasi	abismásimus	abismaseis	abismasin
imperative		—	abisma	—	—	abismei	—

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021), Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎^[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN, page 36

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish abismal and Portuguese abismal

Adjective

abismal

1. abysmal

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• abysmal (obsolete)

Etymology

From abismo (“abysm”, noun) +‎ -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)

Synonyms

• abissal
• abismático

Derived terms

• abismalmente

Further reading

• “abismal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “abismal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From abismo +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

abismal m or f (masculine and feminine plural abismales)

1. abysmal (pertaining to an abyss)

   Synonyms: insondable, abisal

2. abysmal (extremely bad)

   Synonym: desastroso

Derived terms

• abismalmente

Related terms

• abismo

Further reading

• “abismal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abismal.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔabisˈmal/ [ʔɐ.bɪsˈmal]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: a‧bis‧mal

Adjective

abismál (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜎ᜔)

1. abysmal

   Synonyms: napakalalim, napakasidhi

Related terms

• abismo

Further reading

• “abismal”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “abismal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 3

Anagrams

• malabis