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Doriathrin

caun

adjective. bowed, bow-shaped, bent

An adjective meaning “bowed, bow-shaped, bent” developed from the primitive form ᴹ✶kuʒnā (Ety/KUƷ). The middle diphthong went through various sound changes as indicated in The Etymologies. First the [[ilk|[u] became [o] preceding the final [a]]] (kogna), then the [[ilk|[g] (from ✶ʒ) vocalized to [u] before the [n]]] (coun) and finally the diphthong [[ilk|[ou] became [au]]] (caun).

Cognates

  • Dan. cogn “bowed, bow-shaped, bent” ✧ Ety/KUƷ
  • N. cûn “bowed, bow-shaped, bent, bowed, bent, bow-shaped, [G.] concave” ✧ Ety/KUƷ

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶kuʒnā “bowed, bow-shaped, bent” ✧ Ety/KUƷ
    • ᴹ√KU(Ʒ) “bow” ✧ Ety/KUƷ

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶kuʒnā > kogna > coun > caun[kuɣnā] > [kuɣna] > [koɣna] > [kogna] > [kouna] > [koun] > [kaun]✧ Ety/KUƷ
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lost Reconstructed

adjective. empty

A Doriathrin adjective meaning “empty” attested only as an element in the name Dor. Mablost (Ety/KAB). Its Quenya cognate lusta suggests a primitive form ✱✶lustā, with the [o] developing from Ilkorin a-affection. It might be a Doriathrin-only variant of more general Ilkorin losgen “empty”.

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴹ√LUS “*empty” ✧ Ety/KAB

Element in

  • Ilk. losgen “empty”
  • Ilk. Mablost “Empty-handed” ✧ Ety/KAB

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√LUS > lost[lustā] > [lusta] > [losta] > [lost]✧ Ety/KAB
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losgen Reconstructed

adjective. empty

An adjective meaning “empty” attested only as an element in the Ilkorin name Mablosgen (Ety/MAP). As suggested by Helge Fauskanger, it might be a combination of Dor. lost and the adjective suffix -en, but if so it is unclear where the medial g came from (AL-Ilkorin/Mablosgen). Alternately, perhaps losgen is the general Ilkorin adjective for “empty” and lost is a variant used only in the Doriathrin dialect.

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴹ√LUS “*empty”

Element in

  • Ilk. Mablosgen “Empty-handed” ✧ Ety/MAP

Elements

WordGloss
lost“empty”
-en“adjectival suffix”
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