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tew

noun. letter

@@@ tîw (Ety/TEK) appears to be plural, but is clearly glossed as singular “letter” with primitive form tekmē

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. tengwa “letter; writing, grammar” ✧ Ety/TEK; PE22/031
  • On. tegma “letter” ✧ PE22/031

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶tekmē “letter, symbol, writing” ✧ Ety/TEK
    • ᴹ√TEK “write or draw (signs or letters), make a mark” ✧ Ety/TEK
  • On. tegma “letter” ✧ PE22/031
    • ᴹ✶tekmā “writing, grammar”
    • ᴹ√TEK “write or draw (signs or letters), make a mark” ✧ Ety/TEK; PE19/043

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶tekmē > tîw[tekmē] > [tegmē] > [tegme] > [teŋme] > [teime] > [tīme] > [tīm] > [tīv] > [tīw]✧ Ety/TEK
On. tegma > teiw > tew[tegma] > [teŋma] > [teima] > [teim] > [teiv] > [teiw] > [tew]✧ PE22/031

Variations

  • tîw ✧ Ety/TEK
Noldorin [Ety/TEK; PE22/031; TI/182] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tîw

noun. letter

gammas

noun. s-sign (special sign used to mark a final -s in Tengwar)

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