andatehta

long-mark

andatehta noun "long-mark" (TEK, PE17:123), indicated to be an accent-like symbol ´ used to mark long vowels (VT46:17). Compare anda, tehta.

andatehta

noun. long-mark

Cognates

• S. andaith “long-mark” ✧ PE17/123

Elements

Word	Gloss
anda	“long, far”
tehta	“(written) mark, sign, symbol, †written letter, (written) mark, sign, symbol, [ᴹQ.] diacritic, [Q.] †written letter”

andatehta

noun. long mark

andavë

long, at great length

andavë adv. "long, at great length" (PE17:102); see anda

anda

long

anda adj. "long" (ÁNAD/ANDA), "far" (PE17:90).In Andafangar noun "Longbeards", one of the tribes of the Dwarves (= Khuzdul Sigin-tarâg and Sindarin Anfangrim) (PM:320). Compare Andafalassë, #andamacil, andamunda, andanéya, andatehta, Anduinë. Apparently derived from the adj. anda is andavë "long" as adverb ("at great length", PE17:102), suggesting that the ending -vë can be used to derive adverbs from adjectives (LotR3:VI ch. 4, translated in Letters:308)

ando

long

ando (2) adv. "long"; maybe replaced by andavë; see anda (VT14:5)

sóra

long, trailing

sóra adj. "long, trailing" (LT2:344)