lost Reconstructed

adjective. empty

A Doriathrin adjective meaning “empty” attested only as an element in the name Dor. Mablost (Ety/KAB). Its Quenya cognate lusta suggests a primitive form ✱✶lustā, with the [o] developing from Ilkorin a-affection. It might be a Doriathrin-only variant of more general Ilkorin losgen “empty”.

Cognates

• N. lhost “empty”
• ᴹQ. lusta “void, empty”

Derivations

• ᴹ√LUS “*empty” ✧ Ety/KAB

Element in

• Ilk. losgen “empty”
• Ilk. Mablost “Empty-handed” ✧ Ety/KAB

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√LUS > lost	[lustā] > [lusta] > [losta] > [lost]	✧ Ety/KAB

losgen Reconstructed

adjective. empty

An adjective meaning “empty” attested only as an element in the Ilkorin name Mablosgen (Ety/MAP). As suggested by Helge Fauskanger, it might be a combination of Dor. lost and the adjective suffix -en, but if so it is unclear where the medial g came from (AL-Ilkorin/Mablosgen). Alternately, perhaps losgen is the general Ilkorin adjective for “empty” and lost is a variant used only in the Doriathrin dialect.

Cognates

• N. lhost “empty”

Derivations

• ᴹ√LUS “*empty”

Element in

• Ilk. Mablosgen “Empty-handed” ✧ Ety/MAP

Elements

Word	Gloss
lost	“empty”
-en	“adjectival suffix”