Reconstruction:Latin/abismus

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

Etymology

    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

    • IPA(key): /aˈbismos/

    Noun

    *abīsmus m (Proto-Western-Romance)

    1. abyss

    Declension

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

    Descendants

    • Northern Gallo-Romance:
      • >? Old French: abisme
    • Southern Gallo-Romance:
    • Ibero-Romance:

    References

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