χαῦνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

    Because of its basic meaning "loose, with holes, porous", is quite possible for this adjective to derive from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂-no-s, from *ǵʰeh₂- (“to yawn, hape”), like χάος (kháos, “abyss, chasm”), χαίνω (khaínō), and χάσκω (kháskō, “to gape, yawn”).[1]

    Pronunciation

     

    Adjective

    χαῦνος • (khaûnos) m (feminine χαύνη, neuter χαῦνον); first/second declension

    1. (of tissues) porous, spongy
      Synonyms: πολῠ́τρητος (polŭ́trētos), σομφός (somphós)
    2. (of timber) loose-grained
    3. (figuratively) empty, frivolous

    Inflection

    First and second declension of χαῦνος; χαύνη; χαῦνον (Attic)
    Number Singular Dual Plural
    Case/Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
    Nominative χαῦνος
    khaûnos     		χαύνη
    khaúnē     		χαῦνον
    khaûnon     		χαύνω
    khaúnō     		χαύνᾱ
    khaúnā     		χαύνω
    khaúnō     		χαῦνοι
    khaûnoi     		χαῦναι
    khaûnai     		χαῦνᾰ
    khaûnă
    Genitive χαύνου
    khaúnou     		χαύνης
    khaúnēs     		χαύνου
    khaúnou     		χαύνοιν
    khaúnoin     		χαύναιν
    khaúnain     		χαύνοιν
    khaúnoin     		χαύνων
    khaúnōn     		χαύνων
    khaúnōn     		χαύνων
    khaúnōn
    Dative χαύνῳ
    khaúnōi     		χαύνῃ
    khaúnēi     		χαύνῳ
    khaúnōi     		χαύνοιν
    khaúnoin     		χαύναιν
    khaúnain     		χαύνοιν
    khaúnoin     		χαύνοις
    khaúnois     		χαύναις
    khaúnais     		χαύνοις
    khaúnois
    Accusative χαῦνον
    khaûnon     		χαύνην
    khaúnēn     		χαῦνον
    khaûnon     		χαύνω
    khaúnō     		χαύνᾱ
    khaúnā     		χαύνω
    khaúnō     		χαύνους
    khaúnous     		χαύνᾱς
    khaúnās     		χαῦνᾰ
    khaûnă
    Vocative χαῦνε
    khaûne     		χαύνη
    khaúnē     		χαῦνον
    khaûnon     		χαύνω
    khaúnō     		χαύνᾱ
    khaúnā     		χαύνω
    khaúnō     		χαῦνοι
    khaûnoi     		χαῦναι
    khaûnai     		χαῦνᾰ
    khaûnă
    Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
    χαύνως
    khaúnōs     		χαυνότερος
    khaunóteros     		χαυνότᾰτος
    khaunótătos
    Notes:
    • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

    Derived terms

    • χαῦνᾰξ (khaûnăx)
    • χαυνόγειον (khaunógeion)
    • χαυνολόγος (khaunológos)
    • χαυνοπολῑ́της (khaunopolī́tēs)
    • χαυνόπρωκτος (khaunóprōktos)
    • χαυνόσομφος (khaunósomphos)
    • χαυνότης (khaunótēs)
    • χαυνόφρων (khaunóphrōn)
    • χαυνόω (khaunóō)
    • χαύνωμᾰ (khaúnōmă)
    • χαύνωσῐς (khaúnōsĭs)
    • χαυνωτῐκός (khaunōtĭkós)

    Descendants

    • → Translingual: Chauna

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “χάος, -εος, -ους (> ETYM)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1614

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