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Early Quenya

-o

suffix. genitive ending

Cognates

  • G. -a “genitive suffix” ✧ GG/10; GG/10
  • G. -n “genitive suffix” ✧ GG/10

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶-ō ✧ GG/10; GG/10

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶-i + ō + n > ion[-iōn] > [-ion]✧ GG/10
ᴱ✶ō > -o[-ō] > [-o]✧ GG/10
Early Quenya [GG/10] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ô

preposition. from

Cognates

  • G. a “from” ✧ GL/17

Derivations

Early Quenya [GL/17] Group: Eldamo. Published by

velka

noun. flame

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “a flame” derived from the early root ᴱ√(M)BELEKE (GL/22).

Cognates

Derivations

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√melek/mbelek/belek > velka[βelkā] > [βelka] > [velka]✧ GL/22
Early Quenya [GL/22; LT1A/Melko] Group: Eldamo. Published by

veniel

noun. mariner

Derivations

  • ᴱ√VENE “shape, cut out, scoop” ✧ QL/100

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√VENE > veniel[βeniel] > [veniel]✧ QL/100
Early Quenya [QL/100] Group: Eldamo. Published by