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Basque
Etymology
From Spanish abisal (“abyssal”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
abisal (not comparable)
- abyssal
Declension
Declension of abisal (adjective, ending in consonant)
Further reading
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English abyssal.[1] First attested in 1954.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈbi.sal/
- Rhymes: -isal
- Syllabification: a‧bi‧sal
Noun
abisal m inan
- (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
Declension
Derived terms
References
- ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “abisal”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- ^ Zygmunt Rysiewicz (1954) Słownik wyrazów obcych: 15,000 wyrazów (in Polish)
Further reading
- abisal in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French abyssal. By surface analysis, abis + -al.
Adjective
abisal m or n (feminine singular abisală, masculine plural abisali, feminine and neuter plural abisale)
- abyssal
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin abyssālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abiˈsal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: a‧bi‧sal
Adjective
abisal m or f (masculine and feminine plural abisales)
- abyssal (belonging to the ocean depths)
- Synonym: abismal
Further reading