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Gnomish

am

noun. breast, front (chest)

Cognates

  • Eq. ambar “breast, bosom”

Element in

  • G. ammos “byrne, hauberk, cuirass” ✧ GL/19
  • G. amrint “lark” ✧ GL/19 (amrint)

Variations

  • am ✧ PE13/109
  • amoth ✧ PE13/109
Gnomish [GL/19; PE13/109] Group: Eldamo. Published by

am

adverb. up, upwards, towards head of, above

Changes

  • amam “above” ✧ PE13/109

Cognates

  • Eq. amu “up(wards)”
  • Eq. am(u)- “up(wards)” ✧ LT2A/Amon Gwareth

Derivations

  • ᴱ√AM(U) “up(wards)” ✧ LT2A/Amon Gwareth; PE13/109

Element in

  • G. amon “uphill, against stream” ✧ GL/19
  • G. amlad “surface” ✧ GL/19
  • G. amra- “to go up and down, live in the mountains, wander” ✧ GL/19; LT2A/Amon Gwareth
  • G. am(b)ros(t) “dawn” ✧ GL/19

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√AM(U) > am[amu] > [am]✧ LT2A/Amon Gwareth
ᴱ√amū > am[amū] > [am]✧ PE13/109

Variations

  • am ✧ LT2A/Amon Gwareth; PE13/109; PE13/109 (am)
Gnomish [GL/19; LT2A/Amon Gwareth; PE13/109] Group: Eldamo. Published by

amil

noun. mother

Changes

  • anwin/amrilamaith ✧ GL/19
  • emaithamaith ✧ PE13/109

Element in

  • G. (m)ami “mummy” ✧ GL/19

Variations

  • amaith ✧ GL/19 (amaith); PE13/109
  • anwin/amril ✧ GL/19 (anwin/amril)
  • emaith ✧ PE13/109 (emaith)
Gnomish [GL/19; PE13/109] Group: Eldamo. Published by

amoth

noun. breast

amaith

noun. mother

na-

verb. to be

Changes

  • nithi ✧ GL/58

Cognates

  • Eq. ná- “to be, exist”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ “be, exist”

Element in

Variations

  • na-¹ ✧ GL/58
  • ni ✧ GL/58 (ni)
Gnomish [GG/09; GL/58] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gaid

adverb. more

gantha

adverb. more

Cognates

  • Eq. yanta- “to add to, enlarge, increase, augment” ✧ GL/37

Derivations

  • ᴱ√YṆTṆ “*(en)large, increase” ✧ GL/37

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√yṇt > gantha[jṇ̄tā] > [jantā] > [gantā] > [ganta] > [ganθa]✧ GL/37

mabir

noun. mother

nân

noun. mother

Changes

  • nânnân “father” ✧ PE13/115

Variations

  • nân ✧ PE13/115; PE13/115 (nân)
  • nanwin ✧ PE13/115

mab(a)

noun. mother

Derivations

  • ᴱ√MAɃA “something nice” ✧ GL/57

Variations

  • maba ✧ GL/57
  • mabir ✧ GL/57
Gnomish [GL/29; GL/57] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nanwin

noun. mother

orthi

adverb. up

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ORO “steepness, rising”

to

proper name. To

Cognates

  • Eq. Tombo “Gong (of the Children)” ✧ PE15/07