A noun meaning “river” developed from the primitive form ᴹ✶kelun (Ety/KEL), where the [[ilk|final [un] became [on]]].
Conceptual Development: This word was initially marked as Noldorin.
Doriathrin
lind
noun/adjective. tuneful, sweet; *singing
Cognates
- N. lhend “tuneful, sweet” ✧ Ety/LIND
Derivations
Element in
- Ilk. myrilind “nightingale” ✧ Ety/TIN
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶LINDĀ > lind [lindā] > [linda] > [lenda] > [linda] > [lind] ✧ Ety/LIND
celon
noun. river
Changes
celon→ celon “river” ✧ Ety/KELDerivations
Element in
- Ilk. Celon
- N. Tum Dincelon “Dimrill-dale”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶kelu+n > celon [kelun] > [kelon] ✧ Ety/KEL
duil
noun. river
A noun meaning “river”, simply an elaboration of its root ᴹ√DUY (Ety/DUI).
Derivations
- ᴹ√DUY “*flow” ✧ Ety/DUI
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√DUI̯ > duil [dujl] > [duil] ✧ Ety/DUI
gelu
adjective. (pale) blue
A Doriathrin adjective meaning “(pale) blue” derived from the root ᴹ√ƷEL (Ety/ƷEL), probably from a primitive form ✱✶ʒelwā [ɣelwā] based on its cognates. If so, the [[ilk|initial [ɣ] became [g]]], the [[ilk|primitive final [a] vanished]], after which the [[ilk|final [w] became [u]]]. These developments were noted by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Doriathrin/gelu).
Cognates
- ᴹQ. helwa “(pale) blue” ✧ Ety/ƷEL
Derivations
- ᴹ√ƷEL “sky” ✧ Ety/ƷEL
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√ƷEL > gelu [ɣelwā] > [ɣelwa] > [gelwa] > [gelw] > [gelu] ✧ Ety/ƷEL
An adjective meaning “tuneful, sweet” developed from primitive ᴹ✶lindā (Ety/LIND, EtyAC/LIND). It is an example of how the usual Ilkorin a-affection was prevented or reverted before [nd], as suggested by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Ilkorin/lind). This word may also have had the sense “✱singing” in the word myrilind “nightingale = ✱night singing”, from primitive ᴹ✶lindē.