άβυσσος
See also: ἄβυσσος
Greek
Alternative forms
colloquial, vernacular:
- άβυσσος as masculine
- άβυσσο f (ávysso)
Etymology
Learnedly, from Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος (ábussos). For the scientific term, semantic loan from English abyss or French abysse.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.vi.sos/
- Hyphenation: ά‧βυσ‧σος
Noun
άβυσσος • (ávyssos) f (plural άβυσσοι)
- abyss, deep chasm
- (oceanography) abyss, abyssal zone
- chaos
- (figuratively) deep despair when facing the abyss of extinction or death
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | άβυσσος (ávyssos) | άβυσσοι (ávyssoi) |
| genitive | αβύσσου (avýssou) | αβύσσων (avýsson) |
| accusative | άβυσσο (ávysso) | αβύσσους (avýssous) |
| vocative | άβυσσε (ávysse) άβυσσο (ávysso) |
άβυσσοι (ávyssoi) |
Derived terms
- άβυσσος η ψυχή του ανθρώπου (ávyssos i psychí tou anthrópou, “there's nowt so queer as folk”, literally “an abyss [is] the soul of man”)
- στο χείλος της αβύσσου (sto cheílos tis avýssou, “on the brink of the abyss”)
Related terms
- άβυθος (ávythos, “without seabed”)
- αβυσσαλέος (avyssaléos, “deep, abyssal, bottomless”)
- βυσσοδομώ (vyssodomó)
References
- ^ άβυσσος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ άβυσσος - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only (abbreviations)], Centre for the Greek language