abismal

Catalan

Etymology

abismo +‎ -al

Adjective

abismal (masculine and feminine plural abismals)

abysmal

Related terms

abisme

Portuguese

Alternative forms

abysmal (obsolete)

Etymology

From abismo (“abysm”) +‎ -al (“of or relating to”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.bizˈmaw/ [a.bizˈmaʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.biʒˈmaw/ [a.biʒˈmaʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.biʒˈmal/ [ɐ.βiʒˈmaɫ]

Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
Hyphenation: a‧bis‧mal

Adjective

abismal m or f (plural abismais)

(relational) abyss; abyssal
(figurative) bottomless; unending; profound
abysmal (extremely bad)

Derived terms

abismalmente

Spanish

Etymology

abismo +‎ -al

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /abisˈmal/ [a.β̞izˈmal]
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: a‧bis‧mal

Adjective

abismal (plural abismales)

abysmal (pertaining to an abyss)
Synonym: abisal
abysmal (extremely bad)

Derived terms

abismalmente

Related terms

abismo

Further reading

“abismal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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