Chthoners baffle cavers. Ted
On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 7:13 PM, John Corcoran <john_j_corcoran_...@msn.com>wrote: > Thanks George and Karen! I will have to start using the adjectival form > but will resist making it into a verb (for now)…**** > > ** ** > > Regards,**** > > ** ** > > John**** > > ** ** > > *From:* swr-boun...@caver.net [mailto:swr-boun...@caver.net] *On Behalf > Of *George Veni > *Sent:* Friday, February 15, 2013 10:46 AM > *To:* New Mexico Cavers; Texas Cavers > *Subject:* [SWR] Let’s go chthoning!**** > > ** ** > > My wife Karen found and suggested I post this…**** > > ** ** > > A.Word.A.Day**** > > with Anu Garg **** > chthonic **** > > PRONUNCIATION:**** > > (THON-ik) [image: > http://wordsmith.org/words/images/sound-icon.png]<http://wordsmith.org/words/chthonic.mp3> > **** > > MEANING:**** > > *adjective*: Of or relating to the underworld. **** > > ETYMOLOGY:**** > > From Greek chthon (earth). Ultimately from the Indo-European root dhghem- > (earth), which also sprouted human, homicide, humble, homage, chameleon, > chamomile, inhume <http://wordsmith.org/words/inhume.html>, exhume, and > Persian zamindar (landholder). Earliest documented use: 1882. **** > > USAGE:**** > > "The earth's crust is riddled with unresolved tensions -- prod, pierce or > bend it enough and these chthonic stresses will find sudden release." Notes > from Underground; The Economist (London, UK); Apr 21, 2012. **** > > Explore "chthonic <http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=chthonic>" in the > Visual Thesaurus. **** > > A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:**** > > To read fast is as bad as to eat in a hurry. -Vilhelm Ekelund, poet > (1880-1949) **** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ************************ > > George Veni, Ph.D.**** > > Executive Director**** > > National Cave and Karst Research Institute**** > > 400-1 Cascades Avenue**** > > Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220-6215 USA**** > > Office: 575-887-5517**** > > Mobile: 210-863-5919**** > > Fax: 575-887-5523**** > > gv...@nckri.org**** > > www.nckri.org**** > > ** ** > > _______________________________________________ > SWR mailing list > s...@caver.net > http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr > _______________________________________________ > This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET >
