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.