abisme

See also: abismé

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *abȳssimus, superlative of abyssus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əˈβiz.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əˈbiz.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈbiz.me]

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Noun

abisme m (plural abismes)

1. abyss

   Synonym: abís

Derived terms

• abismal
• abismar

Further reading

• “abisme”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Middle French

Noun

abisme m (plural abismes)

1. abysm; abyss

Descendants

• French: abîme

Old French

Alternative forms

• abysme

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *abyssimus, a superlative of Latin abyssus (“bottomless pit”), from Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος (ábussos).

Proper noun

abisme m (nominative singular abismes)

1. Hell

Descendants

• → Middle English: abime
  • English: abysm
• French: abîme

Portuguese

Verb

abisme

1. inflection of abismar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

abisme

1. inflection of abismar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative