abysal
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English abyssal.[1] First attested in 1900.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈbɘ.sal/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɘsal
- Syllabification: a‧by‧sal
Noun
abysal m inan
- (geography) abyssal zone (the oceanic realm consisting of the deep ocean, typified by a dearth of plant life, and plentiful carnivorous animals that are able to withstand extreme pressure)
Declension
Declension of abysal
singular | |
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nominative | abysal |
genitive | abysalu |
dative | abysalowi |
accusative | abysal |
instrumental | abysalem |
locative | abysalu |
vocative | abysalu |
Derived terms
adjective
Related terms
nouns
- abisobiont
- abisofil
- (Middle Polish) abys
References
- ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “abysal”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- ^ abysal in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Further reading
- abysal in Polish dictionaries at PWN