"abysse" meaning in All languages combined

See abysse on Wiktionary

Noun [French]

IPA: /a.bis/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt-abysse.wav [France] (note: Brétigny-sur-Orge) Forms: abysses [plural]
Rhymes: -is Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin abyssus, whence also the doublet abîme. Isolated uses can already be found of Middle French abys, Old French abis, but the word did not really enter the language before the 19th century. The adjective abyssal is older, however. Etymology templates: {{dercat|fr|grc}}, {{lbor|fr|la|abyssus}} Learned borrowing from Latin abyssus, {{doublet|fr|abîme|notext=1}} abîme, {{cog|frm|abys}} Middle French abys, {{cog|fro|abis}} Old French abis Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} abysse m (plural abysses)
  1. deep sea Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-abysse-fr-noun-ZGJOwFHA Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 26
  2. (figurative) abyss (something fathomless, unfathomable) Tags: figuratively, masculine Synonyms: abîme
    Sense id: en-abysse-fr-noun-mplqxAKD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: abyssal

Noun [Latin]

Head templates: {{head|la|noun form}} abysse
  1. vocative singular of abyssus Tags: feminine, form-of, singular, vocative Form of: abyssus
    Sense id: en-abysse-la-noun-xhHFMjoh Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "abyssal"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "abis"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "grc"
      },
      "expansion": "",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "abyssus"
      },
      "expansion": "Learned borrowing from Latin abyssus",
      "name": "lbor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "abîme",
        "notext": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "abîme",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "frm",
        "2": "abys"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle French abys",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "abis"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French abis",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Learned borrowing from Latin abyssus, whence also the doublet abîme. Isolated uses can already be found of Middle French abys, Old French abis, but the word did not really enter the language before the 19th century. The adjective abyssal is older, however.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "abysses",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "abysse m (plural abysses)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "62 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "74 26",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "74 26",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "deep sea"
      ],
      "id": "en-abysse-fr-noun-ZGJOwFHA",
      "links": [
        [
          "deep sea",
          "deep sea"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "abyss (something fathomless, unfathomable)"
      ],
      "id": "en-abysse-fr-noun-mplqxAKD",
      "links": [
        [
          "abyss",
          "abyss"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) abyss (something fathomless, unfathomable)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "abîme"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/a.bis/"
    },
    {
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      "note": "Brétigny-sur-Orge",
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      "tags": [
        "France"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-is"
    }
  ],
  "word": "abysse"
}

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      },
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  "pos": "noun",
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        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "abyssus"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "vocative singular of abyssus"
      ],
      "id": "en-abysse-la-noun-xhHFMjoh",
      "links": [
        [
          "abyssus",
          "abyssus#Latin"
        ]
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        "form-of",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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    "French countable nouns",
    "French doublets",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French learned borrowings from Latin",
    "French lemmas",
    "French masculine nouns",
    "French nouns",
    "French terms borrowed from Latin",
    "French terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "French terms derived from Latin",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:French/is",
    "Rhymes:French/is/2 syllables"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "abyssal"
    }
  ],
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    {
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      ],
      "word": "abis"
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "",
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      },
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    },
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle French abys",
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    },
    {
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        "1": "fro",
        "2": "abis"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French abis",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Learned borrowing from Latin abyssus, whence also the doublet abîme. Isolated uses can already be found of Middle French abys, Old French abis, but the word did not really enter the language before the 19th century. The adjective abyssal is older, however.",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "abysse m (plural abysses)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "deep sea"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "deep sea",
          "deep sea"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "abyss (something fathomless, unfathomable)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "abyss",
          "abyss"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) abyss (something fathomless, unfathomable)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "abîme"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/a.bis/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt-abysse.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e1/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Pamputt-abysse.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Pamputt-abysse.wav.mp3",
      "note": "Brétigny-sur-Orge",
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      "tags": [
        "France"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-is"
    }
  ],
  "word": "abysse"
}

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      },
      "expansion": "abysse",
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "vocative singular of abyssus"
      ],
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          "abyssus",
          "abyssus#Latin"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "abysse"
}

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