Doriathrin
tell
noun. close, end, last part
Cognates
- ᴹQ. telle “rear”
Derivations
- ᴹ√TELES “hindmost, tarrier” ✧ Ety/TELES
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√TELES > tell [telesē] > [telese] > [telse] > [telle] > [tell] ✧ Ety/TELES
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A noun meaning “close, end, last part” derived from the root ᴹ√TELES (EtyAC/TELES). Its Quenya cognates ᴹQ. telle and ᴹQ. tella (< ᴹ✶télesā) suggest a primitive form of ✱✶telesē. The middle [e] would have vanished due to the Ilkorin syncope, after which apparently the [[ilk|[ls] became [ll]]], though this is the only example of this change.