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Old Noldorin 

alpha

noun. swan

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. alqa “swan” ✧ Ety/ÁLAK

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶alkwā “swan” ✧ Ety/ÁLAK
    • ᴹ√(A)LAK “swift, rushing” ✧ Ety/ÁLAK; PE18/050

Derivatives

  • N. alf “swan” ✧ Ety/ÁLAK

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶alk-wā > alpha[alkwā] > [alpā] > [alpa] > [alpʰa] > [alɸa]✧ Ety/ÁLAK
Old Noldorin [Ety/ÁLAK] Group: Eldamo. Published by