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Gnomish

ain

noun. god

Changes

  • Gainon → Ainon ✧ PE13/103

Cognates

  • Eq. Ainu “a (pagan) God” ✧ PE15/20; PE15/27; LT1A/Ainur; PE13/103

Derivations

  • ᴱ√AYA “honour, revere” ✧ GL/18

Element in

  • G. ainil “(female) god” ✧ GL/18; LT1A/Ainur
  • G. ainos “(male) god” ✧ GL/18; LT1A/Ainur

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√aı̯¹ > Ain[ainu] > [ain]✧ GL/18

Variations

  • Ain ✧ GL/18; LT1A/Ainur
  • Gainon ✧ PE13/103 (Gainon)
Gnomish [GL/18; LT1A/Ainur; PE13/103; PE15/20; PE15/27] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ain

noun. today

Changes

  • ain² → ain² “now” ✧ GL/17

Cognates

  • Eq. íne “to-day”

Element in

  • G. aindana “today” ✧ GL/17 (aindâna)

Variations

  • aina ✧ GL/17
  • ain ✧ GL/68
  • aidlan ✧ PE13/108
Gnomish [GL/17; GL/68; PE13/108] Group: Eldamo. Published by

aina

noun. today

ainan

noun. today

aidlan

noun. today

aindana

noun. today

Element in

Variations

  • aindâna ✧ GL/18 (aindâna)
  • endâna ✧ GL/18 (endâna)
  • endana ✧ GL/32 (endana)
  • ainan ✧ PE13/108
Gnomish [GL/18; GL/32; PE13/108] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sinnai

noun. today

Changes

  • sindan → sinnai ✧ GL/68

Derivations

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶sind(an)ai > sinnai[sindanai] > [sindai] > [sinnai]✧ GL/68

Variations

  • sindan ✧ GL/68 (sindan)
Gnomish [GL/17; GL/68] Group: Eldamo. Published by

aindanathon

adjective. today

ôn

noun. gift

Cognates

  • Eq. an “gift” ✧ GL/62

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ANA “give, send towards”

Variations

  • ōn ✧ GL/19
  • ôn ✧ GL/62
Gnomish [GL/19; GL/62] Group: Eldamo. Published by