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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] 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) <http://wordsmith.org/words/chthonic.mp3> http://wordsmith.org/words/images/sound-icon.png 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 [email protected] www.nckri.org
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