Gnomish
gwadhron
noun. inhabitant (m.)
Derivations
- ᴱ√ŊWAÐA “tarry, linger” ✧ GL/47
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√ŋwa- > gwadhron [ŋʷaðron] > [ŋgʷaðron] > [gʷaðron] ✧ GL/47
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A word appearing as masculine G. gwadhron and feminine G. gwadhril “inhabitant” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s derived from the early root ᴱ√[[ep|ŋwa[ð]-]] (GL/47).
Neo-Sindarin: Tolkien abandoned this early root, so I would adapt this word as gender-neutral ᴺS. bardhon “inhabitant”, an agental form of S. bardh “home” (PE17/164).