Does anyone know what a syzygy is and how to pronounce it?
I know it's some sort of word game but that's about it.

Does anyone know what a syzygy is ...?
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SIZZ uh jee

Either of two points in the orbit of a celestial body where the body is in opposition to or in conjunction with the sun.

All kinds of superstitions associated with the conjunction Faldage mentioned
Either of two points in the orbit of a celestial body where the body is in opposition to or in conjunction with the sun.
Not to frequent an occurence if I recall correctly.

Not too frequent an occurence

Depending on what you mean by frequent. The moon is in syzygy about twice a month. One of the superstitions associated with this one is that tides are somehow more extreme during the moon's syzygy.

"Depending on what you mean by frequent. The moon is in syzygy about twice a month. One of the superstitions associated with this one is that tides are somehow more extreme during the moon's syzygy."

This is not a superstition--these are the spring (extra high) and neap (extra low) tides that do in fact occur at the moon's syzygy.

The only real way to look younger is not to be born so soon. -- Charles Schulz

not a superstition

Need a rope to help you get up out of the sarchasm you fell into Littljoe?

Well I fell into the same sarchasm myself.

Reminds me of the baseball player (they're famous for their superstitions) who was asked if he had any superstitions. He responded that, after hitting a home run, he was always very careful to touch each one of the bases in order.

Yeah, throw me a line--I do have a tendency to take things too seriously. I see all these smart people handing out arcane knowledge and it makes me lose all perspective.



The only real way to look younger is not to be born so soon. -- Charles Schulz

Either of two points in the orbit of a celestial body where the body is in opposition to or in conjunction with the sun.

Thanks to Michael Coney, I actually knew that.

But what on Earth (ha ha) is its etymology?

Hiya Bonzo Dog, by the way

But what on Earth (ha ha) is its etymology?

Ho ho. Looks Greek to me, tunny honey, but I defer to one of our experts.

I defer to one of our experts

What, we've got some?

Who let them in to this party of lovable amateurs?

It's from the Greek through Latin.

Late Latin syzygia, from Greek suzugi, union, from suzugos, paired : sun-, su-, syn- + zugon, yoke; see yeug- in Appendix I.

... of whut?

Boy, and I thought syzygy was a WORD GAME!(I don't know how to do Italics)
In fact, I just found out what the original Syzygy game was, it's a bit like a word ladder but became unpopular because it was too complicated since each step has more than one letter in common. E.g: Man - Ice
man
perMANent
ENTice
ICE
...looks like I just answered my own question!
(Hididdley-ho Fish-bike by the way! )

(I don't know how to do Italics)

Honey, if you can do smiley faces you can do italics. Just sniff around a little more.

Yes!!

Thank-ee nunclage.

Interesting that the "z" was retained here (though lost in "yoke" itself).

Any connection to zygote ??

That would imply "yoke" and "yolk" are connected.

the "z" was retained here (though lost in "yoke" itself).

Actual, it was added here. It never was in yoke. It's the zero-grade form of yeug-.

http://www.bartleby.com/61/roots/IE600.html

That would imply "yoke" and "yolk" are connected.

You might infer that but you'd be wrong. Yoke is related to yellow

http://www.bartleby.com/61/roots/IE158.html

It's the zero-grade form of yeug-.


Ah. So I was right about zygote being connected to syzygy(as per the "union" meaning), but a zygote isn't an egg. Or rather an egg isn't necessarily a zygote. And a yolk is just a yolk.

a yolk is just a yolk

You must remember, bloke,
A yoke is just a yoke,
A zyg is just a zyg.
The fundamental roots imply,
That they're not tied.

Play it again, Ham.

Play it

I don't know what you're talkin about, boss.