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Early Quenya

tanta-

verb. to dance (tr.), dandle, wave

Cognates

Derivations

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Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√TṆTṆ > tanta-[tṇta-] > [tanta-]✧ QL/093

Variations

  • tanta ✧ PE15/71
  • tanta- ✧ QL/094
Early Quenya [PE15/71; QL/094] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tanta-

verb. to bounce, bound, rebound

Derivations

Element in

  • Eq. tanta(ra) “bouncing, resilient” ✧ QL/093

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶tṇt- > tansie[tṇ̄tie-] > [tantie-] > [tantsie-] > [tansie-]✧ PE14/058
ᴱ✶tṇt- > tantye[tṇ̄tje-] > [tantje-]✧ PE14/058
ᴱ✶tṇt- > tante[tṇt-] > [tant-]✧ PE14/058
ᴱ√TṆTṆ > tanta-[tṇta-] > [tanta-]✧ QL/093
ᴱ√TṆTṆ > tante[tṇ̄te-] > [tante-]✧ QL/093

Variations

  • tanta- ✧ QL/093
Early Quenya [PE14/058; QL/093] Group: Eldamo. Published by