abysm

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

abîme

précipice

abime

gouffre

gueule

abyss

abysse

à-pic

Synonymes

abyss

gulf

chasm

cliff

deep

depth

gap

gorge

ravine

shaft

unfathomable

well

clogwyn

barrier

Traductions

abisso

abismo

abisme

abismo

άβυσσος

χάος

abissi

Abgrund

afgrond

derrumbadero

precipici

γκρεμός

al-ʔarḍ as-suflā

baratro

Steilabfall

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/əˈbɪzəm/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: abime

Appartenant à français: 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.