χάσκω

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Per Rix (LIV), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂-n (to yawn, to gape) with inchoative suffix -σκω (-skō).[1][2] 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
Derived terms formed on the perfect stem, κεχην- (kekhēn-)

Descendants

  • Vulgar Latin: *casco

References

  1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*ǵʰan-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 193
  2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “χάσκω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1616-7

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