χάσκω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Per Rix (LIV), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰan- / *gʰan- (to yawn, to gape) with inchoative suffix -σκω (-skō). Often derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁y- (to yawn, gape) despite the phonetic difficulties, in which case cognates include Latin hiō, Tocharian A śew, Tocharian B kāyā, Lithuanian žioti, Russian зия́ть (zijátʹ), Sanskrit विजिहीते (vijihīte), and Proto-Germanic *gīnaną. Proto-Germanic *ganōną (English yawn) has been variously derived from both roots.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

χᾰ́σκω (kháskō)

  1. to yawn, gape, open wide
    1. (chiefly in Comic Poets) to gape in eager expectation
    2. to yawn from weariness, ennui or inattention
  2. (less common) to speak with open mouth, to utter
  3. to open and swallow

Inflection

Derived terms

Derived terms formed on the present stem
  • χάσις (khásis)
  • χασκάζω (khaskázō)
  • χάσκανον (kháskanon)
  • χάσκαξ (kháskax)
  • χασκωρέω (khaskōréō)
  • χάσμα (khásma)
  • χασμαθυπουργός (khasmathupourgós)
  • χασμάομαι (khasmáomai)
  • χασματίας (khasmatías)
  • χασμάτιον (khasmátion)
  • χασμέομαι (khasméomai)
  • χάσμη (khásmē)
  • χάσμημα (khásmēma)
  • χάσμησις (khásmēsis)
  • χασμωδέω (khasmōdéō)
  • χασμώδης (khasmṓdēs)
  • χασμωδία (khasmōdía)

References

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