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Doriathrin

lóm

noun. echo

A Doriathrin noun for “echo” derived from the root ᴹ√LAM (Ety/LAM). Its Quenya cognate láma suggests a primitive form ✱✶lāmā, from which the [[ilk|long [ā] became [ō]]], as suggested by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Doriathrin/lóm).

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. láma “ringing sound, echo; sound” ✧ Ety/LAM

Derivations

  • ᴹ√LAM “*sound” ✧ Ety/LAM

Element in

  • Ilk. lómen “echoing” ✧ Ety/LAM

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√LAM > lóm[lāmā] > [lāma] > [lōma] > [lōm]✧ Ety/LAM
Doriathrin [Ety/LAM] Group: Eldamo. Published by