chasma
English
/ˈkazmə/, /ˈkæzmə/
noun
Definitions
- (astronomy) A long, narrow, steep-sided depression on a planet (often other than Earth), a moon, or another body in the Solar System.
- (astronomy) An aurora.
Etymology
Derived from Latin chasma derived from Ancient Greek χάσμα (cleft, abyss, gape), χᾰ́σκω (yawn, gape) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰan-, *-sḱéti (imperfective verb, suffix forming a durative iterative imperfective aspect), *ǵʰeh₁y- (gape, be wide open, yawn) derived from Ancient Greek -μᾰ (result noun suffix, suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an action) derived from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ (suffix forming an action noun, action result noun, suffix forming action nouns result nouns from verbs).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*-mn̥
Gloss
suffix forming an action noun, action result noun, suffix forming action nouns result nouns from verbs
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- chasm English
- -men Latin
- chasma Latin
- -μα Ancient Greek
- -μᾰ Ancient Greek
- -σκω Ancient Greek
- -ωμα Ancient Greek
- κεχηνώδης Ancient Greek
- χάνος Ancient Greek
- χάσκω Ancient Greek
- χάσμα Ancient Greek
- χήμη Ancient Greek
- χηλός Ancient Greek
- χᾰ́σκω Ancient Greek
- *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European
- *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European
- *Heh₃l- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂er- Proto-Indo-European
- *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰan- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰeh₁y- Proto-Indo-European
- *gapōną Proto-Germanic
- *orzzinǫti Proto-Slavic
- *zijati Proto-Slavic
- *zěnica Proto-Slavic
- *zěvati Proto-Slavic
- χάσμα Greek (modern)
- kapfēn Old High German
- -ց- Old Armenian
- -օն Old Armenian
- *-ma Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *-skō Proto-Italic