profundum

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

profundum n (genitive profundī); second declension

1. 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)

2. boundless expanse

Declension

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

profundum

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

References

• “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