"άβυσσος" meaning in Greek

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Noun

IPA: /ˈa.vi.sos/
Etymology: Learnedly, from Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος (ábussos). For the scientific term, semantic loan from English abyss or French abysse. Etymology templates: {{der|el|grc|ἄβυσσος}} Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος (ábussos), {{sl|el|en|abyss|nocap=1}} semantic loan from English abyss, {{sl|el|fr|abysse|notext=1}} French abysse Head templates: {{head|el|nouns|||plural|άβυσσοι|||||||||||||||||||||||cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr2=|ts=}} άβυσσος • (ávyssos) f (plural άβυσσοι), {{el-noun|f|άβυσσοι}} άβυσσος • (ávyssos) f (plural άβυσσοι) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|άβυσσος|άβυσσοι|αβύσσου|αβύσσων|άβυσσο|αβύσσους|άβυσσε|άβυσσοι|note=|vs=άβυσσο}} Forms: ávyssos [romanization], άβυσσοι [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], άβυσσος [nominative, singular], άβυσσοι [nominative, plural], αβύσσου [genitive, singular], αβύσσων [genitive, plural], άβυσσο [accusative, singular], αβύσσους [accusative, plural], άβυσσε [singular, vocative], άβυσσο [singular, vocative], άβυσσοι [plural, vocative], άβυσσο [alternative]
  1. abyss, deep chasm
    Sense id: en-άβυσσος-el-noun-~lMAC8yf
  2. (oceanography) abyss, abyssal zone
    Sense id: en-άβυσσος-el-noun-BZmznc84 Categories (other): Oceanography, Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek nouns declining like 'διάμετρος', Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 7 80 4 9 Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'διάμετρος': 14 53 15 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 94 2 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 94 2 3 Topics: geography, natural-sciences, oceanography
  3. chaos
    Sense id: en-άβυσσος-el-noun-XVvdtXcQ
  4. (figuratively) deep despair when facing the abyss of extinction or death Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-άβυσσος-el-noun-sADfMbSi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: άβυσσος η ψυχή του ανθρώπου (ávyssos i psychí tou anthrópou) (english: there's nowt so queer as folk; an abyss [is] the soul of man) [literally], στο χείλος της αβύσσου (sto cheílos tis avýssou) (english: on the brink of the abyss) Related terms: άβυθος (ávythos) (english: without seabed), αβυσσαλέος (avyssaléos) (english: deep, abyssal, bottomless), βυσσοδομώand see: βυθός & the ancient βυσσός (bussós)

Inflected forms

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      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "άβυσσος η ψυχή του ανθρώπου"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "on the brink of the abyss",
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        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
        "19": "",
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        "21": "",
        "22": "",
        "23": "",
        "24": "",
        "25": "",
        "26": "",
        "27": "",
        "28": "",
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      "english": "without seabed",
      "roman": "ávythos",
      "word": "άβυθος"
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        "(figuratively) deep despair when facing the abyss of extinction or death"
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈa.vi.sos/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "άβυσσος"
}
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    "Greek nouns",
    "Greek nouns declining like 'διάμετρος'",
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    "Greek semantic loans from French",
    "Greek terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Greek terms derived from English",
    "Greek terms derived from French",
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      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "άβυσσος η ψυχή του ανθρώπου"
    },
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      "roman": "sto cheílos tis avýssou",
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      "tags": [
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "11": "",
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        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
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        "21": "",
        "22": "",
        "23": "",
        "24": "",
        "25": "",
        "26": "",
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      "english": "without seabed",
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      "word": "άβυθος"
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}

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