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Early Quenya

il-

prefix. un-; negative prefix

Cognates

  • G. il- “the opposite, the reversal” ✧ LT1A/Ilkorin

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶ḷ- “negative prefix” ✧ QL/041

Element in

  • Eq. il(l)aika “blunt” ✧ QL/041
  • Eq. ilkala “*nighttime, darkness”
  • Eq. Ilkorin “Not of Kôr” ✧ LT1A/Ilkorin
  • Eq. il(l)oite “withered, dead” ✧ QL/041
  • Eq. iltanka “unsteady” ✧ QL/041
  • Eq. ilkarna “unfinished” ✧ QL/041
  • Eq. Nieriltasinwa “Unnumbered Tears” ✧ LT2A/Nínin-Udathriol

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶ḷ- > i(l)-[ḷ-] > [il-]✧ QL/041

Variations

  • i(l)- ✧ QL/041
Early Quenya [LT1A/Ilkorin; LT2A/Nínin-Udathriol; QL/041] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ú-

prefix. un-

Cognates

  • G. u- “negative prefix”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√UMU “*negative” ✧ QL/098

Element in

  • Eq. úvanimo “monster” ✧ LT1A/Vána; QL/098

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√UVU > u-[ūβ-] > [ū-]✧ QL/098
ᴱ√UVU > ūv-[ūβ-] > [ūv-]✧ QL/098

Variations

  • u- ✧ QL/098
  • ūv- ✧ QL/098
Early Quenya [LT1A/Vána; QL/098] Group: Eldamo. Published by

úv-

prefix. un-