abismal

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Catalan

Etymology

From abismo +‎ -al.

Adjective

abismal m or f (masculine and feminine plural abismals)

  1. abysmal

Fala

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abizˈmal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: a‧bis‧mal

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish abismal.

Adjective

abismal (plural abismais)

  1. abysmal, abyssal

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish abismar.

Verb

abismal

  1. to cast into an abyss, to sink
Conjugation

References

  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web), 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish abismal and Portuguese abismal

Adjective

abismal

  1. abysmal

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From abismo (abysm, noun) +‎ -al (of or relating to).

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: a‧bis‧mal

Adjective

abismal m or f (plural abismais)

  1. (relational) abyss; abyssal
  2. (figurative) bottomless; unending; profound
  3. abysmal (extremely bad)

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

From abismo +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abisˈmal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: a‧bis‧mal

Adjective

abismal m or f (masculine and feminine plural abismales)

  1. abysmal (pertaining to an abyss)
    Synonyms: insondable, abisal
  2. abysmal (extremely bad)
    Synonym: desastroso

Derived terms

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abismal.

Pronunciation

Adjective

abismál (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜎ᜔)

  1. abysmal
    Synonyms: napakalalim, napakasidhi

Further reading

  • abismal”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • abismal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 3

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