Early Quenya
-vilte
suffix. -less
Cognates
- G. -(a)vlid “less” ✧ GL/23
Derivations
- ᴱ√VḶTḶ “release, set free; deprive, take away” ✧ QL/102
Element in
- Eq. naustavilte “free from suspicion, *innocent” ✧ QL/065
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√VḶTḶ > -vilte [βḷti] > [βḷte] > [vḷte] > [vilte] ✧ QL/102 Variations
- -valta ✧ GL/23; QL/102
-valta
suffix. -less