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Gnomish

gioth

noun. germ, foetus, embryon

A noun appearing as G. gioth or giwth “germ, foetus, embryon” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s derived from the early root ᴱ√giu̯i [GIWI] which was the basis for a number of words having to do with pregnancy (GL/39), where iu to io as usual in Gnomish.

Neo-Sindarin: I would adapt this word into Neo-Sindarin as ᴺS. gŷth, using the later sound change whereby iu > ȳ.

Derivations

  • ᴱ√GIWI “*germinate, impregnate” ✧ GL/39

Element in

  • G. giothra- “to germinate, be conceived” ✧ GL/39
  • G. giothrin “embryonic” ✧ GL/39
  • G. ilgioth “sterility”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√giu̯i > gioth[giuθ] > [gioθ]✧ GL/39

Variations

  • giwth ✧ GL/39

giwth

noun. germ, foetus, embryon