ἄβυσσος

See also: άβυσσος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἀ- (a-) + βυθός (buthós, depth of the sea) Compare Sanskrit अगाध (agādha, fathomless; abyss, chasm).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ἄβῠσσος • (ábussos) m or f (neuter ἄβυσσον); second declension

  1. bottomless, boundless
  2. unfathomable

Inflection

Noun

ἄβῠσσος • (ábussos) f (genitive ἀβύσσου); second declension

  1. bottomless pit, abyss
  2. the subterranean world of the dead: abyss

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: άβυσσος (ávyssos)
  • Latin: abyssus (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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