Noldorin 

gath

noun. cavern

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gath

noun. cavern

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “cavern” derived from the root ᴹ√GAT(H), an element in the name N. Doriath “Land of the Cave” (Ety/GAT(H)). In later writings S. Doriath was redefined as “Land of the Fence” with final element S. iath “fence” (WJ/370), so N. gath “cavern” was probably abandoned.

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶gattā “cavern” ✧ Ety/GAT(H)
    • ᴹ√GAT(H) “*cave” ✧ Ety/GAT(H)

Element in

  • N. Doriath “Land of the Cave” ✧ Ety/GAT(H)
  • N. gathrod “cave” ✧ Ety/GAT(H)

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶gattā > gath[gattā] > [gatta] > [gattʰa] > [gaθθa] > [gaθθ] > [gaθ]✧ Ety/GAT(H)
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iaeth

noun. neck

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iaeth

noun. neck

A word for “neck” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from primitive ᴹ✶yakta- under the root ᴹ√YAK (Ety/KEM), where the primitive k spirantalized and vocalized to i and the resulting diphthong ai became ae, sound changes that remain plausible in Sindarin as well.

Conceptual Development: There was a similar word G. gath “neck” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s from primitive ᴱ✶yatt- (GL/36), with the Gnomish sound change of initial y to g.

Neo-Sindarin: For purpose of Neo-Sindarin, I would use iaeth for “neck” as a joining between the head and torso, as opposed to lang as a passage from the mouth to stomach and lungs [including the “✱throat”] and S. ach referring the vertebrae in the neck [“✱(upper) spine”].

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. yat “neck, neck; [ᴱQ.] isthmus” ✧ Ety/YAK

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶yakta- “neck” ✧ Ety/YAK
    • ᴹ√YAK “*neck” ✧ Ety/YAK

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶yakta- > iaeth[jakta] > [jaktʰa] > [jaxθa] > [jaiθa] > [jaiθ] > [jaeθ]✧ Ety/YAK

maur

noun. gloom

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maur

noun. gloom

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “gloom” appearing under the root ᴹ√MOR (Ety/MOR). A nearby primitive form ᴹ✶mǭri is the likely basis for this word as suggested by Carl Hostetter and Patrick Wynne (EtyAC/MOR), where the primitive ǭ became au as was the usual sound change in both Noldorin and later Sindarin (PE18/46, 96).

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. móre “blackness, dark, night” ✧ Ety/MOR

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶mǭri “blackness, dark, night” ✧ EtyAC/MOR
    • ᴹ√MOR “*black, dark” ✧ Ety/MOR

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶mǭri > maur[mǭri] > [mǭre] > [moure] > [maure] > [maur]✧ EtyAC/MOR

ogol < ogl

gloom

n/adj gloom, gloomy

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