abis

Latin

Verb

abīs

1. second-person singular present active indicative of abeō

Old Irish

Etymology

From Latin abyssus, from Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος (abussos).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈavʲis/

Noun

abis (feminine in the later language, but gender is unclear in Old Irish; possibly masculine as in Latin)

1. abyss
   • circa 875, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, Ml. 55^d11

     Ataat mesai Dǽ nephchomthetarrachti amal abis ⁊ amal fudumain.

     There are judgments of God incomprehensible like an abyss and like a depth.

Descendants

• Irish: aibhéis

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