noun · femininesecond declension
abyssus
abyssus f (genitive abyssī)
Classical[aˈbys.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[aˈbis.sus]
Meaning
- Late Latinfemininean abyss
Abyssus abyssum invocat.
The abyss calls the abyss.Terra autem erat inānis et vacua, et tenebrae erant super faciem abyssī et spīritus Deī ferēbātur super aquās.
And the earth was void and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God moved over the waters.c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgate Genesis.1.2
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | abyssus | abyssī |
| genitive | abyssī | abyssōrum |
| dative | abyssō | abyssīs |
| accusative | abyssum | abyssōs |
| ablative | abyssō | abyssīs |
| vocative | abysse | abyssī |
ăbyssus, i, f., = ἄβυσσος (sc. λίμνη).
1. A bottomless pit, an abyss, Isid. Orig. 13, 20.—
2. The sea, Vulg. Gen. 1, 2.—
3. The place of the dead, Orcus, Hades, Vulg. Rom. 10, 7.—
4. Tartarus, hell, where the wicked are confined, Vulg. Luc. 8, 31; ib. Apoc. 9, 1. So in eccl. Lat.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greek ἀ-(a-)
- Latinabyssus
Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb-der. Ancient Greek βυθός (buthós) Ancient Greek ἄβῠσσος (ábŭssos)bor. Latin abyssus Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄβῠσσος (ábŭssos, “bottomless pit”).
Elsewhere
- Catalanabís
- Frenchabysse
- Romanianabisfrom French abysse
- GermanAbyssus
- Italianabisso
- Englishabyssfrom Middle English abissus
- Old Frenchabis
- Irishaibhéisfrom Old Irish abis
- Romagnolabès
- Sicilianabissu
Italo-Romance
- Italianabbisso
- Italianavisso
- Sicilianabbissu
- Sicilianàvisu
- Sicilianavissu
Ibero-Romance
- Old Galician-Portugueseavisso