abisal

From Spanish abisal (“abyssal”).

• IPA^(key): /abis̺al/ [a.β̞i.s̺al]
• Rhymes: -is̺al
• Hyphenation: a‧bi‧sal

abisal (not comparable)

1. abyssal

• "abisal" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus

Borrowed from English abyssal.[1] First attested in 1954.[2]

• IPA^(key): /aˈbi.sal/

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• Rhymes: -isal
• Syllabification: a‧bi‧sal

abisal m inan

1. (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)

   Synonyms: abysal, strefa abisalna, strefa abysalna, strefa głębinowa

• abisal in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from French abyssal. By surface analysis, abis +‎ -al.

abisal m or n (feminine singular abisală, masculine plural abisali, feminine and neuter plural abisale)

1. abyssal

Borrowed from Medieval Latin abyssālis.

• IPA^(key): /abiˈsal/ [a.β̞iˈsal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: a‧bi‧sal

abisal m or f (masculine and feminine plural abisales)

1. abyssal (belonging to the ocean depths)

   Synonym: abismal

• “abisal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014