How to Pronounce "abyssus"
word
əˈbɪsəs
uh-BIS-uhs
əˈbɪsəs
uh-BIS-uhs
Definition
A Latin word meaning 'abyss'—an extremely deep or bottomless place, often used in literature to describe something vast, dark, and immeasurable.
IPA Transcription
American English
əˈbɪsəs
British English
əˈbɪsəs
Simplified Pronunciation
US
uh-BIS-uhs
UK
uh-BIS-uhs
Listen in Context
The word abyssus comes from Latin.
In some poems, abyssus means a bottomless pit.
The phrase 'Abyssus abyssum invocat' contains abyssus twice.
He compared his sadness to an abyssus that could never be filled.