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.

Concepten

afgrond

ravijn

Synoniemen

abyss

gulf

chasm

cliff

deep

depth

gap

gorge

ravine

shaft

unfathomable

well

clogwyn

barrier

Vertalingen

abîme

précipice

abismo

abisso

άβυσσος

abismo

abisme

abime

χάος

derrumbadero

abissi

Abgrund

precipici

γκρεμός

al-ʔarḍ as-suflā

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/əˈbɪzəm/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: abime

Verwant aan 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.