abysm

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

abisso

abissi

baratro

burrone

dirupo

precipizio

sinonimi

abyss

gulf

chasm

cliff

deep

depth

gap

gorge

ravine

shaft

unfathomable

well

clogwyn

barrier

Traduzioni

abîme

précipice

abismo

abisme

abismo

άβυσσος

abime

χάος

Abgrund

afgrond

derrumbadero

precipici

γκρεμός

al-ʔarḍ as-suflā

Steilabfall

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/əˈbɪzəm/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: abime

Affine francese: 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.