Abysm

Etymology

Old French abisme ; French abîme , Late Latin abyssimus , a superlative of Latin abyssus; Greek;. See abyss

Noun

1. An abyss; a gulf, a chasm , a very deep hole

   Quotations

   • The abysm of hell - Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, III, xiii

Translations

• Català: abisme m
• Dutch: afgrond m, ravijn n
• Esperanto: abismo
• French: abîme m
• German: Abgrund m
• Italian: abisso m
• Interlingua: abysso/abysmo
• Portuguese: abismo m
• Spanish: abismo m
• Russian: бездна m