abismo
Meaning
abismar
- to fall into the abyss
- to astonish, astound
Concepts
Synonyms
pélago
precipicio
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/aˈbiz.mu/
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin *abyssimus, from Latin abyssus (“a bottomless gulf”), from Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος (ábussos, “bottomless”), ἀ- (a-, “not”) + βυσσός (bussós, “depth”). Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese avisso.
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