abysm

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (archaic, poetic) Hell; the infernal pit; the great deep; the primal chaos.
2. (literary) An abyss; a gulf, a chasm, a very deep hole.

Sinonieme

abyss

gulf

chasm

cliff

deep

depth

gap

gorge

ravine

shaft

unfathomable

well

clogwyn

barrier

Vertalings

abismo

précipice

abîme

abisso

abisme

άβυσσος

abismo

derrumbadero

χάος

abissi

afgrond

Abgrund

abime

precipici

γκρεμός

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/əˈbɪzəm/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: abime

Verwante met Frans: abîme

In summary

From Middle English abime, from Old French abisme from Late Latin *abyssimus, a superlative of abyssus (“bottomless pit”), from Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος (ábussos). Cognate to French abîme. See also abyss.