Quenya 

návarot

place name. Hollowbold

The Quenya translation of Kh. Tumunzahar “Hollowbold” (WJ/389). It is a compound of náva “hollow” and rotto “cave, tunnel”.

Cognates

  • S. Nogrod “Hollowbold; (lit.) Hollow-delving, (later) Dwarf-delving”
  • Kh. Tumunzahar “Hollowbold” ✧ WJ/389

Elements

WordGloss
náva“hollow”
rotto“small grot, tunnel, tunnel, small grot, [ᴹQ.] cave”

náva

adjective. hollow

Derivations

  • nābā “hollow” ✧ WJ/414

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
nābā > Náva[nābā] > [nāβā] > [nāβa] > [nāva]✧ WJ/414

Variations

  • Náva ✧ WJ/389 (Náva)

ronta

hollow

ronta adj.? noun? "hollow" (also rotwa) (LT2:347. In Tolkien's later Quenya, the preferred words for "hollow" are unqua adj. and unquë noun.)

rotwa

hollow

rotwa adj.? noun? "hollow" (also ronta) (LT2:347. In Tolkien's later Quenya, the preferred words for "hollow" are unqua adj. and unquë noun.)

unqua

hollow

unqua ("q")adj. "hollow" (UNUK)

Sindarin 

raudh

adjective. hollow, cavernous

Sindarin [Ety/384, X/RH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

coll

adjective. hollow

Sindarin [WJ/414] Group: SINDICT. Published by

coll

adjective. hollow

Derivations

  • kuldā “hollow” ✧ WJ/414

Element in

  • S. Bar-goll “Hollow Dwelling” ✧ WJ/414

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
kuldā > coll[kuldā] > [kulda] > [kulða] > [kolða] > [kolð] > [koll]✧ WJ/414

Variations

  • coll ✧ WJ/414

naw

adjective. hollow

Derivations

  • nābā “hollow” ✧ WJ/414

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
nābā > nauv > naw[nābā] > [nāba] > [nǭba] > [nǭva] > [nauva] > [nauv] > [nau]✧ WJ/414

raudh

hollow

(cavernous), pl. roedh

coll

hollow

(lenited goll; pl. cyll). (WJ:414) Note: homophones mean "red, scarlet" and also "cloak".

naw

hollow

(adj.) 1) *naw (attested in the form nov- as part of the name Novrod, Hollowbold), pl. noe. (WJ:414) Note: a homophone is the noun ”idea”. 2) coll (lenited goll; pl. cyll). (WJ:414) Note: homophones mean "red, scarlet" and also "cloak". 3) raudh (cavernous), pl. roedh

naw

hollow

(attested in the form nov- as part of the name Novrod, Hollowbold), pl. noe. (WJ:414) Note: a homophone is the noun ”idea”.

Khuzdûl

tumunzahar

place name. Hollowbold

Cognates

  • Q. Návarot “Hollowbold” ✧ WJ/389
  • S. Nogrod “Hollowbold; (lit.) Hollow-delving, (later) Dwarf-delving” ✧ SI/Nogrod; WJ/209; WJI/Tumunzahar
  • north S. Novrod “Hollowbold” ✧ WJ/389
Khuzdûl [LRI/Tumunzahar; S/091; SI/Nogrod; SI/Tumunzahar; WJ/209; WJ/389; WJI/Tumunzahar] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Primitive elvish

kuldā

adjective. hollow

Derivatives

  • S. coll “hollow” ✧ WJ/414
Primitive elvish [WJ/414] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nābā

noun. hollow

Derivatives

  • Q. náva “hollow” ✧ WJ/414
  • S. naw “hollow” ✧ WJ/414
  • north S. nôf “hollow” ✧ WJ/414

Element in

Primitive elvish [WJ/414] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Noldorin 

rhaudh

adjective. hollow, cavernous

Noldorin [Ety/384, X/RH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

rosta-

verb. to hollow out, excavate

Noldorin [Ety/384] Group: SINDICT. Published by

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North sindarin

novrod

place name. Hollowbold

Cognates

Derivations

Derivatives

  • S. Nogrod “Hollowbold; (lit.) Hollow-delving, (later) Dwarf-delving” ✧ SA/groth; WJ/389; WJ/414; WJI/Novrod

Elements

WordGloss
nôf“hollow”
groth“large excavation, delving, underground dwelling, large excavation, delving, underground dwelling; [N.] cave, tunnel, [G.] grot”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
nāba-grota > nǭv-ʒrot > Novrod[nābagrota] > [nābagrot] > [nǭbagrot] > [nǭbagrot] > [nǭvagrot] > [nǭvaɣrot] > [nǭvaɣrod] > [nǭvarod] > [nǭvrod] > [novrod]✧ WJ/414

Variations

  • Grodnof ✧ WJ/414; WJI/Grodnof
North sindarin [SA/groth; WJ/389; WJ/414; WJI/Grodnof; WJI/Novrod] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nôf

adjective. hollow

Derivations

  • nābā “hollow” ✧ WJ/414

Element in

  • north S. Novrod “Hollowbold” ✧ WJ/414; WJ/414

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
nābā > nǭv > nōf[nābā] > [nāta] > [nǭba] > [nǭba] > [nǭva] > [nǭv]✧ WJ/414

Variations

  • nōf ✧ WJ/414
North sindarin [WJ/414] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Qenya 

unqa

adjective. hollow

Derivations

  • ᴹ√UNUK “*hollow” ✧ Ety/UNUK

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√UNUK > unqa[uŋkwa]✧ Ety/UNUK

Middle Primitive Elvish

kab

root. hollow

Derivatives

  • ᴹ✶kambā
    • On. kamba “hand” ✧ PE21/59; PE21/59
    • N. cam “hand” ✧ Ety/MAƷ
  • ᴹQ. kambe “hollow (of hand)” ✧ Ety/KAB; EtyAC/KAB
  • ᴹQ. kapsa “case, vessel, case, vessel, *container”
  • N. cam “hand” ✧ Ety/KAB; EtyAC/KAB
  • On. kamba “hand” ✧ Ety/MAƷ; EtyAC/MAƷ
    • N. cam “hand” ✧ Ety/MAƷ

Element in

  • N. Cambant “Full Hand” ✧ Ety/KWAT
  • N. Camlost “Empty-hand(ed)” ✧ Ety/LUS
  • N. forgam “righthanded” ✧ Ety/PHOR
  • N. hargam “left-handed” ✧ Ety/KHYAR

Variations

  • KAB ✧ Ety/KAB; Ety/KHYAR; Ety/KWAT; Ety/LUS; Ety/MAƷ; Ety/PHOR; EtyAC/KAB (KAB); EtyAC/MAƷ
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/KAB; Ety/KHYAR; Ety/KWAT; Ety/LUS; Ety/MAƷ; Ety/PHOR; EtyAC/KAB; EtyAC/MAƷ] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

cub

adjective. hollow

Derivations

  • ᴱ√KUPU “hump”

Variations

  • Cub ✧ GL/27
  • cûf ✧ GL/27 (cûf)

dûl

adjective. hollow

Derivations

  • ᴱ√NDOLO “delve” ✧ GL/30

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ndolo- > dûl[ndōl] > [ndūl] > [dūl]✧ GL/30
Gnomish [GL/30; GL/31] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rothrin

adjective. hollow

Cognates

  • Eq. ronta “hollow” ✧ LT2A/Rothwarin

Derivations

  • G. roth “cave, grot” ✧ LT2A/Rothwarin
    • ᴱ√ROTO “hollow” ✧ GL/65; LT2A/Rothwarin
Gnomish [GL/65; LT2A/Rothwarin] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tum

noun. hollow

Changes

  • tûmtum “hollow” ✧ GL/71

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TUM(B)U “‽” ✧ LT1A/Tombo

Variations

  • tûm ✧ GL/71 (tûm)
Gnomish [GL/71; LT1A/Tombo] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Primitive Elvish

roto

root. hollow

Derivatives

  • Eq. ronta “hollow” ✧ LT2A/Rothwarin; QL/080
  • Eq. róta “tube, hollow cylinder” ✧ LT2A/Rothwarin; QL/080
  • Eq. rotse “pipe, tube” ✧ LT2A/Rothwarin; QL/080
  • Eq. orot “cave” ✧ QL/071
  • Eq. rótele “cave” ✧ LT2A/Rothwarin; QL/080
  • Eq. rotl “cave, hollow, grot” ✧ QL/080
  • G. groth “earth, soil”
  • G. roth “cave, grot” ✧ GL/65; LT2A/Rothwarin
    • G. rothrin “hollow” ✧ LT2A/Rothwarin
  • G. rod “tube, stem” ✧ GL/65; LT2A/Rothwarin
  • G. rogli “little pipe (especially musical)” ✧ GL/65
  • G. rodos “cavern” ✧ LT2A/Rothwarin
  • G. grûd “cavern”
  • G. ront “high, steep” ✧ GL/65
  • G. ross “pipe” ✧ GL/65; LT2A/Rothwarin

Variations

  • roto ✧ GL/65
  • roto- ✧ QL/071
Early Primitive Elvish [GL/65; LT2A/Rothwarin; QL/071; QL/080] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

ronta

adjective. hollow

Cognates

  • G. rothrin “hollow” ✧ LT2A/Rothwarin

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ROTO “hollow” ✧ LT2A/Rothwarin; QL/080

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ROTO > ronta[rontā] > [ronta]✧ QL/080

Variations

  • rotwa ✧ LT2A/Rothwarin; QL/080
Early Quenya [LT2A/Rothwarin; QL/080] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rotwa

adjective. hollow