profundum

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

profundum ī, n

profundus, a depth : esse in profundo (aquae): maris, O.— The depths of the sea, deep sea : ex profundo molem ad caelum erigit, Att. ap. C.: profundo Vela dabit, V.: genitor profundi, i. e. Neptune , O.: Merses profundo (gentem), H.—Fig., a depth, abyss : (dixit) in profundo veritatem esse demersam.