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Reconstruction:Latin/abismus

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This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

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Etymology

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From Late Latin abyssus, with a suffix of uncertain provenance. Perhaps -ismus (borrowed from Greek) or -issimus, with a loss of the second /i/ and some kind of haplology, ending with a change in stress position.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*abīsmus m (Proto-Western-Romance)

  1. abyss

Declension

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singular plural
nominative */aˈbismos/ */aˈbismi/
oblique */aˈbismu/ */aˈbismos/

Descendants

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  • Occitano-Romance:
    • Catalan: abisme
    • Occitan: abisme
  • Gallo-Romance:
  • Ibero-Romance:

References

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