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Doriathrin

trêw

adjective. fine, slender

An adjective meaning “fine, slender” derived from primitive ᴹ✶terēwā (Ety/TER), where the unstressed vowel in the first syllable vanished to produce the favored combination [tr] as suggested by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Ilkorin/trêw).

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. tereva “fine, acute, fine, acute, *keen; [ᴱQ.] sharp, piercing, shrill [of sound]; acute (pain)” ✧ Ety/TER

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶terēwā “piercing, keen” ✧ Ety/TER
    • ᴹ√TER “pierce” ✧ Ety/TER

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶terḗwā > trēw[terḗwā] > [terḗwa] > [trḗwa] > [trḗw]✧ Ety/TER

Variations

  • trēw ✧ Ety/TER
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