Meaning of abyssus | Babel Free
[aˈbys.sʊs]Definitions
-
an abyss Late-Latin, declension-2, feminine
- Equivalent to 'Abyss': Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean.
Equivalents
English
Abyss
Examples
“Abyssus abyssum invocat.”
The abyss calls the abyss.
“Terra autem erat inānis et vacua, et tenebrae erant super faciem abyssī et spīritus Deī ferēbātur super aquās.”
And the earth was void and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God moved over the waters.
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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