profundum

Latin edit

Etymology edit

Substantivized from the nominative neuter singular form of the adjective profundus (“deep”).

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /proˈfun.dum/, [prɔˈfʊn̪d̪ʊ̃ˑ]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /proˈfun.dum/, [proˈfun̪d̪um]

Noun edit

profundum n (genitive profundī); second declension

abyss, depths
- Psalm 130, verses 1-2:
  De profundis clamavi ad te, Domine;
  Domine, exaudi vocem meam. Fiant aures tuæ intendentes in vocem deprecationis meæ. (Vulgate)
  Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord.
  Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. (KJV)
boundless expanse

Declension edit

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	profundum	profunda
Genitive	profundī	profundōrum
Dative	profundō	profundīs
Accusative	profundum	profunda
Ablative	profundō	profundīs
Vocative	profundum	profunda

Adjective edit

profundum

inflection of profundus:
1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
2. accusative masculine singular

References edit

“profundum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
profundum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) to fall down into the abyss: in profundum deici

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