profundum

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Latin

Etymology

Substantivized from the nominative neuter singular form of the adjective profundus (“deep”).

Pronunciation

Noun

profundum n (genitive profundī); second declension

  1. abyss, depths
    • Psalm 130, verses 1-2:
      De profundis clamavi ad te, Domine;
      Domine, exaudi vocem meam. Fiant aures tuæ intendentes in vocem deprecationis meæ. (Vulgate)
      Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord.
      Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. (KJV)
  2. boundless expanse

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative profundum profunda
genitive profundī profundōrum
dative profundō profundīs
accusative profundum profunda
ablative profundō profundīs
vocative profundum profunda

Adjective

profundum

  1. inflection of profundus:
    1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
    2. accusative masculine singular

References

  • “profundum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • profundum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) to fall down into the abyss: in profundum deici
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