άβυσσος

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Greek

Alternative forms

colloquial, vernacular:

Etymology

Learnedly, from Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος (ábussos). For the scientific term, semantic loan from English abyss or French abysse.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.vi.sos/
  • Hyphenation: ά‧βυσ‧σος

Noun

άβυσσος • (ávyssos) f (plural άβυσσοι)

  1. abyss, deep chasm
  2. (oceanography) abyss, abyssal zone
  3. chaos
  4. (figuratively) deep despair when facing the abyss of extinction or death

Declension

Declension of άβυσσος
singular plural
nominative άβυσσος (ávyssos) άβυσσοι (ávyssoi)
genitive αβύσσου (avýssou) αβύσσων (avýsson)
accusative άβυσσο (ávysso) αβύσσους (avýssous)
vocative άβυσσε (ávysse)
άβυσσο (ávysso) 		άβυσσοι (ávyssoi)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ άβυσσος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ άβυσσος - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only (abbreviations)], Centre for the Greek language
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