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tillë

tip, point

tillë (pl. tilli given) noun "tip, point", used with reference to fingers and toes (VT47:10, 26); compare ortil, nútil, q.v.

tillë

noun. tip, point; [within compounds] finger, toe, tip, point; [within compounds] finger, toe; [ᴱQ.] eyelash

Derivations

  • √TIL “point, horn” ✧ VT47/26; VT47/28

Element in

  • ✶niktil “little [finger]” ✧ VT47/26
  • Q. amaltil “*mother finger”
  • Q. antil “*middle finger” ✧ VT47/26
  • Q. atartil “thumb [nursery rhymes]”
  • Q. cantil “fourth finger” ✧ VT47/26
  • Q. enestil “*middle finger” ✧ VT47/26
  • Q. tastil “*index finger” ✧ VT47/26
  • Q. toltil “thumb” ✧ VT47/26
  • Q. nútil “under-point” ✧ VT47/10
  • Q. ortil “up-point” ✧ VT47/10
  • Q. seltil “daughter [finger name]”
  • Q. taltil “toe, *(lit.) foot-tip” ✧ VT47/10
  • Q. yontil “boy, son [finger name]”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
√TIL > tille[tille]✧ VT47/26
√TIL > tilma[tilma]✧ VT47/28

Variations

  • tille ✧ VT47/10; VT47/26
  • tilma ✧ VT47/28
  • tile ✧ VT47/28
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