Quenya 

yanta

bridge

yanta noun "bridge", also name of tengwa #35 (Appendix E); in the Etymologies, yanta is defined as "yoke" (YAT)

yanta

noun. bridge

Cognates

  • S. iant “bridge”

Derivations

  • YAN “*join”

Element in

yanwë

bridge, joining, isthmus

yanwë noun "bridge, joining, isthmus" (YAT, "joining", VT49:45, 46), changed by Tolkien from yanwa (VT46:22, VT49:34)

yaltë

bridge

yaltë noun "bridge" (GL:37); rather yanta in Tolkien's later Quenya

yalta

noun. yoke

@@@ used in NQNT along with yanta

Cognates

  • ᴺS. ialt “yoke”

Derivations

Sindarin 

ianu

noun. (?) yoke

It originally meant "bridge" in the Etymologies, but was apparently switched with iant

Sindarin [Ety/400, X/W] Group: SINDICT. Published by

iant

noun. bridge

Sindarin [Ety/400, S/432] Group: SINDICT. Published by

iant

noun. bridge

Cognates

Derivations

  • YAN “*join”

Element in

Sindarin [AotM/062; SA/iant; SD/129] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ianu

bridge

1) *ianu, analogical pl. ieny.; coll. pl. likely ianwath, given the archaic form ianw (which is the form listed in the Etymologies), 2) iant (yoke), pl. iaint, coll. pl. iannath. SKY-BRIDGE, see RAINBOW

ianu

bridge

analogical pl. ieny.; coll. pl. likely ianwath, given the archaic form ianw (which is the form listed in the Etymologies)

iant

bridge

(yoke), pl. iaint, coll. pl. iannath.

iant

yoke

iant (bridge), pl. iaint, coll. pl. iannath

iant

yoke

(bridge), pl. iaint, coll. pl. iannath

ialt

noun. yoke

Cognates

Derivations

Sindarin Group: Eldamo - neologism/adaptations. Published by

Primitive elvish

yalta

root. yoke

Derivatives

Primitive elvish Group: Eldamo - neologism/adaptations. Published by

Noldorin 

iant

noun. bridge

Noldorin [Ety/400, S/432] Group: SINDICT. Published by

iant

noun. yoke

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. yanta “yoke” ✧ Ety/YAT

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶yantā “yoke” ✧ Ety/YAT
    • ᴹ√YAT “join” ✧ Ety/YAT
  • ᴹ√YAT “join” ✧ Ety/YAT

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶yantā > iant[jantā] > [janta] > [jantʰa] > [janθa] > [janθ] > [jant]✧ Ety/YAT

Variations

  • iad/?iannas ✧ EtyAC/YAT (iad/?iannas)
Noldorin [Ety/YAT; EtyAC/YAT] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ianw

noun. bridge

@@@ invalid in Sindarin since in this combination voiced stops became spirants after vowels

Changes

  • ianwianw “crossing, ford” ✧ Ety/YAT

Cognates

  • Ilk. adhum “bridge”
  • ᴹQ. yanwe “bridge, joining, isthmus” ✧ Ety/YAT

Derivations

  • On. yanme “bridge”
    • ᴹ✶yatmā ✧ Ety/YAT
    • ᴹ√YAT “join” ✧ Ety/YAT
  • ᴹ✶yatmā ✧ Ety/YAT
    • ᴹ√YAT “join” ✧ Ety/YAT

Element in

  • N. eilian(w) “rainbow, (lit.) sky-bridge” ✧ Ety/YAT

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶yatmā > ianw[jatmā] > [jatmē] > [jadmē] > [jadme] > [janme] > [janwe] > [janw] > [janu]✧ Ety/YAT
Noldorin [Ety/YAT; EtyAC/YAT] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ianw

noun. (?) yoke

It originally meant "bridge" in the Etymologies, but was apparently switched with iant

Noldorin [Ety/400, X/W] Group: SINDICT. Published by

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Qenya 

yanta

noun. bridge

Variations

  • yanta ✧ PE22/022; PE22/051
Qenya [PE22/022; PE22/051] Group: Eldamo. Published by

yanta

noun. yoke

Cognates

  • N. iant “yoke” ✧ Ety/YAT

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶yantā “yoke” ✧ Ety/YAT
    • ᴹ√YAT “join” ✧ Ety/YAT

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶yantā > yanta[jantā] > [janta]✧ Ety/YAT

Variations

  • yanta ✧ Ety/YAT

Doriathrin

adhum

noun. bridge

A Doriathrin word for “bridge” appearing in the Addenda and Corrigenda to The Etymologies (EtyAC/YAT), likely a derivative of the same primitive form ᴹ✶yatmā as its cognates in other languages. An earlier deleted form iaðum may indicate Tolkien’s uncertainty over the development of initial [j] (= “y”) in Ilkorin; elsewhere the rule is that [[ilk|initial [j] vanished]].

Changes

  • iaðumaðum ✧ EtyAC/YAT

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. yanwe “bridge, joining, isthmus”
  • N. ianw “bridge”

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶yatmā ✧ Ety/YAT
    • ᴹ√YAT “join” ✧ Ety/YAT

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶yatmā > aðum[jatmā] > [jatmē] > [jatme] > [jadme] > [adme] > [aðme] > [aðm] > [aðum]✧ Ety/YAT

Variations

  • aðum ✧ EtyAC/YAT (Dor. aðum)
  • iaðum ✧ EtyAC/YAT (Dor. iaðum)
Doriathrin [EtyAC/YAT] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Old Noldorin 

yanme

noun. bridge

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶yatmā ✧ Ety/YAT
    • ᴹ√YAT “join” ✧ Ety/YAT

Derivatives

  • N. ianw “bridge”

Element in

  • On. elyanme “rainbow, (lit.) sky-bridge” ✧ Ety/ƷEL

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶yatmā > yadme[jatmā] > [jatmē] > [jadmē] > [jadme]✧ Ety/YAT

Variations

  • yadme ✧ Ety/ƷEL
Old Noldorin [Ety/ƷEL; PE22/027] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

yantā

noun. yoke

Derivations

  • ᴹ√YAT “join” ✧ Ety/YAT

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. yanta “yoke” ✧ Ety/YAT
  • N. iant “yoke” ✧ Ety/YAT
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/YAT] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

galt

noun. yoke

Cognates

  • Eq. yalta “yoke” ✧ GL/37

Derivations

tram

noun. bridge

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TARA “*across” ✧ GL/71

Element in

Variations

  • Tram ✧ PE13/094
Gnomish [GL/71; PE13/094] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Primitive Elvish

yḹta

noun. yoke

Derivations

Derivatives

  • Eq. yalta “yoke” ✧ QL/106
Early Primitive Elvish [QL/106] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

penda

noun. bridge

Derivations

  • ᴱ√PENE “*through” ✧ QL/073

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√PENE > penda[pendā] > [penda]✧ QL/073

Variations

  • penda ✧ QL/073; QL/082 (penda)
Early Quenya [QL/073; QL/082] Group: Eldamo. Published by

yalta

noun. yoke

Cognates

  • G. galt “yoke” ✧ GL/37

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶yḹta “yoke” ✧ QL/106

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶yḹta > yalta[jḹtā] > [jḹta] > [jalta]✧ QL/106

Variations

  • yalte ✧ GL/37
Early Quenya [GL/37; QL/106] Group: Eldamo. Published by

yalte

noun. yoke

yarta

noun. yoke

Changes

  • yatrayarta ✧ QL/105

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ẎATA “join” ✧ QL/105

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ẎATA > yarta[ðʲatrā] > [ðʲatra] > [jatra] > [jarta]✧ QL/105

Variations

  • yatra ✧ QL/105 (yatra)
Early Quenya [QL/105] Group: Eldamo. Published by