abysal
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English abyssal.[1] First attested in 1900.[2]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
abysal m inan
- (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)
Declension edit
Declension of abysal
Derived terms edit
adjective
Related terms edit
nouns
- abisobiont
- abisofil
- (Middle Polish) abys
References edit
- ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “abysal”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- ^ abysal in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Further reading edit
- abysal in Polish dictionaries at PWN