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Doriathrin

adhum

noun. bridge

A Doriathrin word for “bridge” appearing in the Addenda and Corrigenda to The Etymologies (EtyAC/YAT), likely a derivative of the same primitive form ᴹ✶yatmā as its cognates in other languages. An earlier deleted form iaðum may indicate Tolkien’s uncertainty over the development of initial [j] (= “y”) in Ilkorin; elsewhere the rule is that [[ilk|initial [j] vanished]].

Changes

  • iaðumaðum ✧ EtyAC/YAT

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. yanwe “bridge, joining, isthmus”
  • N. ianw “bridge”

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶yatmā ✧ Ety/YAT
    • ᴹ√YAT “join” ✧ Ety/YAT

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶yatmā > aðum[jatmā] > [jatmē] > [jatme] > [jadme] > [adme] > [aðme] > [aðm] > [aðum]✧ Ety/YAT

Variations

  • aðum ✧ EtyAC/YAT (Dor. aðum)
  • iaðum ✧ EtyAC/YAT (Dor. iaðum)
Doriathrin [EtyAC/YAT] Group: Eldamo. Published by