abyssal
English
/əˈbɪs.l̩/, /əˈbɪs.l̩/
adj
Definitions
- (archaic) Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable.
- (geography) Of or belonging to the ocean depths, especially below 2000 metres (6500 ft): abyssal zone.
- (geology) Pertaining to or occurring at excessive depths in the earth's crust; plutonic.
Etymology
Derived from Latin abyssalis, abyssus (bottomless pit, a bottomless gulf, abyss) suffix from English abyss (deep, bottomless, abyss).
Origin
English
abyss
Gloss
deep, bottomless, abyss
Concept
Semantic Field
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Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
深
Emoji
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- abyss English
- abyssalbenthic English
- abyssally English
- abyssalpelagic English
- abysslike English
- abyssobenthic English
- abyssolith English
- abyssolithic English
- abyssopelagic English
- abyssus English
- benthic English
- hypabyssal English
- hypabyssally English
- pelagic English
- abyssaalinen Finnish
- *abyssimus Latin
- abyssalis Latin
- abyssus Latin
- abissale Italian
- abisso Italian
- abyssal French
- abysse French
- abisal Spanish, Castilian
- ἄβυσσος Ancient Greek
- ἄβῠσσος Ancient Greek
- ἄβῠσσος, ἄβυσσος Ancient Greek
- abissus Middle English
- abis Old Irish