Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!

Gnomish

cûr

noun. cheese

Cognates

  • Eq. tyur “cheese”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√KYURU “curdle” ✧ GL/28; PE13/111

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√tyuru- > cûr[tʲur] > [kur] > [kūr]✧ GL/28
ᴱ√kyus > cír[kjus] > [kīr]✧ PE13/111

Variations

  • cír ✧ PE13/111
  • cur ✧ PE13/111
Gnomish [GL/28; PE13/111] Group: Eldamo. Published by

cû

noun. bow, crescent; the waxing or waning moon

Cognates

  • Eq. kú “crescent moon” ✧ LT1A/Uolë Kúvion
  • Eq. kúne “crescent, bow, arch” ✧ LT1A/Uolë Kúvion

Derivations

  • ᴱ√KUVU “bend, bow” ✧ GL/27; LT1A/Uolë Kúvion

Element in

  • G. cûn “bowed, bent, concave” ✧ GL/27
  • G. Cuvonweg “The Moon King” ✧ GL/27; LT1A/Uolë Kúvion

Variations

  • Cû ✧ GL/27
Gnomish [GG/14; GL/27; LT1A/Uolë Kúvion] Group: Eldamo. Published by

cur-

verb. to turn sour, curdle, congeal

Changes

  • cur- → cur- “to turn, curdle, congeal” ✧ GL/28

Cognates

  • Eq. tyuru- “to ‘turn’ milk, curdle (blood etc.)” ✧ GL/28

Derivations

  • ᴱ√KYURU “curdle” ✧ GL/28

Element in

  • G. curtha- “to curdle, to make cheese (tr.)” ✧ GL/28
  • G. curth “curd” ✧ GL/28

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√tyuru- > cauri[tʲūrī] > [kūrī] > [kaurī] > [kauri]✧ GL/28

Variations

  • cûr ✧ GL/25
Gnomish [GL/25; GL/28; PE13/112] Group: Eldamo. Published by

cauri

noun. cheese

cír

noun. cheese