How do you create a gloss?

It's unclear to me exactly how to create a gloss- what information to put in where in the form. What is the basic process of submitting a gloss to the dictionary?

You can see what's supposed to go where by pressing the "edit" button on an existing word (and then proceed to cancel the edit and create a new word in the contributions tab on your account page)

What neologism do you have in mind?

Thanks! I'm thinking of words for "car," or "vehicle." Elvish isn't "modern" enough for too much use these days! It might not get used much, but it would be at least there for when it was needed. Rahaud: car/vehicle or conveyance similar to a car. It's a compound- rach-gaud means wagon-machine (in Sindarin).

I'm not sure if it's correct- I don't know too much real-life linguistics, and am only an amateur in Elvish. However, I am certain enough to submit it and see if I need to revise it.

I think that it is not necessary to create a new word for "car, vehicle" and simply use Q. raxa ⪤ S. rasg/rach for that sense. Comparing it to a real-world language: the Dutch and German cognate of "wain" is widely used as a synonym for "car, vehicle."

Maybe an interpretation of the Roman 'automobile' would be more suitable, to differentiate it from S. rach and its more primitive meaning?

Something like imávened "self-going (thing)" (√IM “same, alike” + √NĀ “be, exist” + √MEN “go, move, proceed (in any direction))

That is an interesting proposition, but I don't believe that Elves (or Tolkien) would come up with such a construction, especially using a gerund as a concrete noun. And you have mixed Quenya and Sindarin. In light of your idea, however, I would suggest NQ. immenwa ⪤ NS. immem/immenu, leaving out redundant √NĀ and adding -ma.

Having suggested this redundant neologism, I would refrain from adopting it, since a car is basically a contemporary wain. Should we create a neologism for "modern ship," when we already have Q. cirya ⪤ S. cair? I don't think so.

That is a good point! Many modern words could simply be substituted by preexisting ones.

Hi Muigrohir!

Welcome to Parf Edhellen and thank you for your interest in contributing to the dictionary! I see that there's a recent contribution recorded by you:

*rahaud
rahaud
car, vehicle

At this point it's pending review by an administrator. Given the conversation on this thread, would you like to proceed with it?

Thanks,

aldaleon

In any case, rach + gaud can't produce rahaud IMO.

Indeed. It would either be rachod or Gondorian rahod (cf. Rohan).