abismo

abismo

1. first-person singular present indicative of abismar

From Late Latin abyssus (“a bottomless gulf”), from Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος (ábussos, “bottomless”). Compare Spanish abismo, English abyss, Italian abisso, Irish aibhéis, French abîme.

• IPA^(key): /aˈbismo/

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• Rhymes: -ismo
• Hyphenation: a‧bis‧mo

abismo (accusative singular abismon, plural abismoj, accusative plural abismojn)

1. (geography) abyss
2. (figuratively) oblivion
3. (figuratively) gulf, irreconcilable difference

   Inter niaj opinioj estas abismo.

   There is a vast gulf between our opinions.

• abysmo (alternative forms)

From Late Latin *abyssimus, from Latin abyssus (“bottomless gulf”), from Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος (ábussos, “bottomless”).

• IPA^(key): /aˈβizmo/

abismo m (plural abismos)

1. abyss, the deep
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 37r:

     Qvando entro noe en el archa auẏe .dc. annos e fue el diluuio de las aguas abrieron ſe todas las fótanas del abiſmo ⁊ fueron abiertas las fẏnieſtras de los cielos e plouio ſobre la tŕa .xL. dias ⁊ .xL. noches.

     [Quando entró Noe en el archa avíe .DC. años. E fue el diluvio de las aguas. Abrieron se todas las fontanas del abismo, e fueron abiertas las finiestras de los cielos, e plovió sobre la tierra .XL. días e .XL. noches.]

     When Noah entered the ark he was six hundred years old. And [then] the flood happened. All the fountains of the deep opened up, and the windows of the heavens were opened, and it rained upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

• Spanish: abismo

From Spanish abismo and Portuguese abismo

abismo

1. abyss

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• Hyphenation: a‧bis‧mo

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.

• abysmo (obsolete)

abismo m (plural abismos)

1. abyss (a bottomless or unfathomed depth)

   Synonyms: precipício, despenhadeiro

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:abismo.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

abismo

1. first-person singular present indicative of abismar

• “abismo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “abismo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

• IPA^(key): /aˈbismo/ [aˈβ̞iz.mo]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: a‧bis‧mo

Inherited from Old Spanish avismo, from Vulgar Latin *abīsmus, from Late Latin abyssus, from Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος (ábussos, “bottomless”).

abismo m (plural abismos)

1. abyss (a bottomless or unfathomed depth)

   Synonyms: precipicio, sima

abismo

1. first-person singular present indicative of abismar

• “abismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

Borrowed from Spanish abismo, from Old Spanish avismo, from Vulgar Latin *abīsmus, from Late Latin abyssus, from Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος (ábussos, “bottomless”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈbismo/ [ʔɐˈbis.mo]
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: a‧bis‧mo

abismo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜓ)

1. abyss (a bottomless or unfathomed depth)

   Synonyms: kailaliman, kulatad

• “abismo”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “abismo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 3