abisal

Basque

Etymology

From Spanish abisal (“abyssal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abis̺al/ [a.β̞i.s̺al]
• Rhymes: -is̺al
• Hyphenation: a‧bi‧sal

Adjective

abisal (not comparable)

1. abyssal

Declension

Declension of abisal (adjective, ending in consonant)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		abisal	abisala	abisalak
ergative		abisalek	abisalak	abisalek
dative		abisali	abisalari	abisalei
genitive		abisalen	abisalaren	abisalen
comitative		abisalekin	abisalarekin	abisalekin
causative		abisalengatik	abisalarengatik	abisalengatik
benefactive		abisalentzat	abisalarentzat	abisalentzat
instrumental		abisalez	abisalaz	abisalez
inessive	anim.	abisalengan	abisalarengan	abisalengan
	inanim.	abisaletan	abisalean	abisaletan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	abisaletako	abisaleko	abisaletako
allative	anim.	abisalengana	abisalarengana	abisalengana
	inanim.	abisaletara	abisalera	abisaletara
terminative	anim.	abisalenganaino	abisalarenganaino	abisalenganaino
	inanim.	abisaletaraino	abisaleraino	abisaletaraino
directive	anim.	abisalenganantz	abisalarenganantz	abisalenganantz
	inanim.	abisaletarantz	abisalerantz	abisaletarantz
destinative	anim.	abisalenganako	abisalarenganako	abisalenganako
	inanim.	abisaletarako	abisalerako	abisaletarako
ablative	anim.	abisalengandik	abisalarengandik	abisalengandik
	inanim.	abisaletatik	abisaletik	abisaletatik
partitive		abisalik	—	—
prolative		abisaltzat	—	—

Further reading

• “abisal”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia, Euskaltzaindia

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English abyssal. First attested in 1954.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbi.sal/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -isal
• Syllabification: a‧bi‧sal

Noun

abisal m inan

1. (geography) abyssal zone (the oceanic realm consisting of the deep ocean, typified by a dearth of plant life, and plentiful carnivorous animals that are able to withstand extreme pressure)

   Synonyms: abysal, strefa abisalna, strefa abysalna, strefa głębinowa

Declension

Declension of abisal

	singular
nominative	abisal
genitive	abisalu
dative	abisalowi
accusative	abisal
instrumental	abisalem
locative	abisalu
vocative	abisalu

Derived terms

adjective

• abisalny

 

Related terms

adjective

• abysalny

 

nouns

• abisobiont
• abisofil
• abysal

 

Further reading

• abisal in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French abyssal. By surface analysis, abis +‎ -al.

Adjective

abisal m or n (feminine singular abisală, masculine plural abisali, feminine and neuter plural abisale)

1. abyssal

Declension

Declension of abisal

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	abisal		abisală	abisali	abisale
	definite	abisalul		abisala	abisalii	abisalele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	abisal		abisale	abisali	abisale
	definite	abisalului		abisalei	abisalilor	abisalelor

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin abyssālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abiˈsal/ [a.β̞iˈsal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: a‧bi‧sal

Adjective

abisal m or f (masculine and feminine plural abisales)

1. abyssal (belonging to the ocean depths)

   Synonym: abismal

Related terms

• abismo

 

Further reading

• “abisal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16