talat- vb. a stem used for "slipping, sliding, falling down" (Letters:347), cf. atalta-, talta- and talantië
Quenya
atalta-
collapse, fall in
ataltare
noun. collapse
talat-
slipping, sliding, falling down
atalta-
collapse, fall in
ataltare
noun. collapse
talat-
slipping, sliding, falling down
talat- vb. a stem used for "slipping, sliding, falling down" (Letters:347), cf. atalta-, talta- and talantië
talt
slipping
(adj.) talt (lenited dalt, pl. ?telt) (falling, insecure)
talt
slipping
(lenited dalt, pl. ?telt) (falling, insecure)
talt
adjective. slipping, falling, insecure
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atalta-
verb. to collapse, fall in, fall down, slip down in ruin
Derivations
- ᴹ√TALAT “to slip or slide down, incline, slope, lean, tip, topple over” ✧ SD/249
Element in
- ᴹQ. Atalante “Downfall(en)”
- ᴹQ. ataltare “collapse”
- ᴹQ. Númenóre ataltane “Númenor fell down” ✧ LR/047; LR/056; SD/247; SD/310
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√talat > ataltane [ataltane] ✧ SD/249 Variations
- atalta ✧ Ety/TALÁT
ataltare
noun. collapse
Elements
Word Gloss atalta- “to collapse, fall in, fall down, slip down in ruin” -(á)re “general action verbal suffix”
atalta- vb. "collapse, fall in" (TALÁT), weak pa.t. ataltanë "down-fell, fell down" in LR:47 and SD:247, but strong past tense atalantë "down-fell" in LR:56