χαῦνος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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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

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Adjective

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χαῦνος (khaûnosm (feminine χαύνη, neuter χαῦνον); first/second declension

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

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Translingual: Chauna

References

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  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

Further reading

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