cevn

adjective. earthen

cevn

adjective. of earth, earthen

A Noldorin adjective in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “of earth, earthen” and given as a derivative of the root ᴹ√KEM (Ety/KEM). Hiswelókë’s Sindarin Dictionary suggested an alternate (Neo) Sindarin spelling cefn (HSD/cefn) which is more than in keeping with Tolkien’s usual spelling conventions from the 1930s, but I prefer cevn as it makes the pronunciation clearer; see the discussion of the Sindarin phoneme [v] for more details.

Changes

• cefn → cevn ✧ Ety/KEM

Cognates

• ᴹQ. kemna “of earth, earthen” ✧ Ety/KEM

Derivations

• ᴹ√KEM “soil, earth” ✧ Ety/KEM

Element in

• N. cevnas “earthenware” ✧ Ety/KEM

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√KEM > cevn	[kemna] > [kemn] > [kevn]	✧ Ety/KEM

Variations

• cefn ✧ EtyAC/KEM (cefn)