abime

See also: abimé, abîme, and abîmé

English

Alternative forms

• abyme

Etymology

From French abime.

Noun

abime (plural abimes)

1. Obsolete form of abysm.

Anagrams

• Iambe, Mabie, I beam, I-beam

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French abime, from Old French abisme from Vulgar Latin *abyssimus, a superlative of abyssus (“bottomless pit”), from Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος (ábussos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.bim/

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Noun

abime m (plural abimes)

1. post-1990 spelling of abîme

Usage notes

• Often used as if it were plural only.

Related terms

• abimer

Further reading

• “abime”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• amibe, iambe, ïambe

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French abîmer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abime/

Verb

abime (medial form abim)

1. to damage
2. to spoil

   Synonyms: andomaze, gate, ruine