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ἄβυσσος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἄβυσσος ἄβυσσος ἄβυσσον

Structure: ἀ (Prefix) + βυσς (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: For the Root, v. baqu/s.

Sense

  1. bottomless, boundless
  2. unfathomable

Declension

First/Second declension
M/F Neuter
SingularNominative ά̓βυσσος ά̓βυσσον
Genitive ἀβύσσου ἀβύσσου
Dative ἀβύσσῳ ἀβύσσῳ
Accusative ά̓βυσσον ά̓βυσσον
Vocative ά̓βυσσε ά̓βυσσον
DualN/A/V ἀβύσσω ἀβύσσω
G/D ἀβύσσοιν ἀβύσσοιν
PluralNominative ά̓βυσσοι ά̓βυσσα
Genitive ἀβύσσων ἀβύσσων
Dative ἀβύσσοις ἀβύσσοις
Accusative ἀβύσσους ά̓βυσσα
Vocative ά̓βυσσοι ά̓βυσσα
Positive Comparative Superlative
Adjective ά̓βυσσος ἀβύσσου ἀβυσσότερος ἀβυσσοτέρου ἀβυσσότατος ἀβυσσοτάτου
Adverb ἀβύσσως ἀβυσσότερον ἀβυσσότατα

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • οὗ σῳζόμεσθα ‐ Ταρτάρου γὰρ ὤφελεν ἐλθεῖν Κιθαιρὼν εἰσ ἄβυσσα χάσματα, ὅσ μ’ οὐ διώλεσ’, ἀλλὰ . (Euripides, Phoenissae, episode, iambic 1:16)

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