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Doriathrin

duin

noun. water, river

A noun meaning “water, river”, simply an elaboration of its root ᴹ√DUY (Ety/DUI).

Derivations

  • ᴹ√DUY “*flow” ✧ Ety/DUI

Derivatives

  • N. duin “water, river” ✧ Ety/DUI

Element in

  • Ilk. Esgalduin “River under Veil” ✧ Ety/DUI

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√DUI̯ > duin[dujn] > [duin]✧ Ety/DUI
Doriathrin [Ety/DUI] Group: Eldamo. Published by

duil

noun. river

A noun meaning “river”, simply an elaboration of its root ᴹ√DUY (Ety/DUI).

Derivations

  • ᴹ√DUY “*flow” ✧ Ety/DUI

Element in

  • Ilk. Duilwen ✧ Ety/DUI
  • N. duirro “*river-bank” ✧ EtyAC/RAMBĀ

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√DUI̯ > duil[dujl] > [duil]✧ Ety/DUI
Doriathrin [Ety/DUI; EtyAC/RAMBĀ] Group: Eldamo. Published by

celon

noun. river

A noun meaning “river” developed from the primitive form ᴹ✶kelun (Ety/KEL), where the [[ilk|final [un] became [on]]].

Conceptual Development: This word was initially marked as Noldorin.

Changes

  • celon → celon “river” ✧ Ety/KEL

Derivations

  • ᴹ√KEL “flow, flow away (downhill), run (of water or rivers), run away especially downwards or at end” ✧ Ety/KEL
  • ᴹ✶kelun “river” ✧ Ety/KEL
    • ᴹ√KEL “flow, flow away (downhill), run (of water or rivers), run away especially downwards or at end” ✧ Ety/KEL

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶kelu+n > celon[kelun] > [kelon]✧ Ety/KEL
Doriathrin [Ety/KEL] Group: Eldamo. Published by