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Quenya
yaisa
steel
axë
noun. steel
Derivations
- ᴺ✶. GAK “steel”
Element in
- ᴺQ. axina “(of) steel, like steel”
Sindarin
gaes
noun. steel
Derivations
- ᴺ✶. GAK “steel”
Element in
thornang
noun. steel
Cognates
- Q. tornanga “hard-iron, iron hard, iron hard; hard-iron, *steel”
Elements
Word Gloss thorn “steadfast” ang “iron”
Primitive elvish
gak Reconstructed
root. steel
Derivatives
Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!
Gnomish
gais
noun. steel
Cognates
- Eq. yakse “steel” ✧ GL/37; GL/37
Derivations
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ✶ı̯aisa > gais [jaisa] > [gaisa] > [gais] ✧ GL/37 ᴱ✶ı̯aksĕ > gais [jakse] > [gakse] > [gaks] > [gaxs] > [gais] ✧ GL/37
Early Quenya
aksina
adjective. steel
akse
noun. steel
Element in
- Eq. aksina “steel” ✧ PE15/77
- Eq. i mitta ’n·felda aksínen “the worst piece of steel” ✧ PE14/048; PE14/081
yaisa
noun. steel
yakse
noun. steel
Changes
yakse→ yaisa ✧ GL/37Cognates
- G. gais “steel” ✧ GL/37; GL/37
Derivations
Element in
- Eq. yaksina “of steel” ✧ QL/105
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ✶ı̯aisa > yaisa [jaisā] > [jaisa] ✧ GL/37 ᴱ✶ı̯aksĕ > yakse [jaksē] > [jakse] ✧ GL/37 Variations
- yaisa ✧ GL/37; GL/37
- yakse ✧ GL/37 (
yakse)- Y̯akse ✧ QL/105
yaisa noun "steel" (GL:37)