abyssus
English
References
- Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abyssus”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 11.
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄβῠσσος (ábussos, “bottomless pit”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈbys.sus/, [äˈbʏs̠ːʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈbis.sus/, [äˈbisːus]
Noun
abyssus f (genitive abyssī); second declension
- (Late Latin) an abyss
- Abyssus abyssum invocat. :
- The abyss calls the abyss.
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | abyssus | abyssī |
| Genitive | abyssī | abyssōrum |
| Dative | abyssō | abyssīs |
| Accusative | abyssum | abyssōs |
| Ablative | abyssō | abyssīs |
| Vocative | abysse | abyssī |
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “abyssus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 24: Refonte A–Aorte, page 63
Further reading
- “abyssus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- abyssus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
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