chthṓn

chthṓn agr. χθών

From Proto-Hellenic *kʰtʰṓn, full transference to n-stem (cf. εἷς (heîs), χῐών (khiṓn)), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm, with the Proto-Indo-European cluster *dʰǵʰ- metathesizing into Proto-Greek *kʰtʰ- from an earlier Proto-Hellenic *tʰkʰṓn, since Greek stop clusters must always end in a dental. Cognates include Sanskrit क्ष (kṣa) and Latin humus.

Pronunciation IPA^(key): /kʰtʰɔ̌ːn/ → /xθon/ → /xθon/

Substantiv χθών • chthṓn f (Genitiv χθονός); dritte Deklination