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Gnomish

bart

noun. change

Cognates

Derivations

Element in

  • G. bartha- “to change, exchange, alter” ✧ GL/22

Variations

  • bart ✧ GL/22

bart

noun. *fate

umbart

noun. fate

Cognates

  • Eq. ambar “fate, lot” ✧ LT2A/Turambar

Variations

  • umrod ✧ GL/56; LT2A/Turambar
  • Umrod ✧ GL/75
  • Umbart ✧ GL/75
Gnomish [GL/56; GL/75; LT2A/Turambar] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mart(os)

noun. fate, portion, lot

Changes

  • martmart¹ “fate” ✧ GL/56

Cognates

  • Eq. mart “a piece of luck” ✧ LT2A/Turambar

Derivations

  • ᴱ√M(B)ṚTṚ “chance” ✧ GL/24; LT2A/Turambar; QL/063

Element in

  • G. umbart “fate” ✧ GL/56; LT2A/Turambar
  • G. martion “fated, doomed, fey” ✧ GL/56; LT2A/Turambar
  • G. Turumart “Conqueror of Fate” ✧ LT2A/Turambar

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√mṛt > mart[mṝt] > [mart]✧ GL/24

Variations

  • mart ✧ GL/24; GL/56 (mart); LT2A/Turambar; QL/063
  • mart¹ ✧ GL/56
  • martos ✧ GL/56
  • bart ✧ QL/063
Gnomish [GL/24; GL/56; LT2A/Turambar; QL/063] Group: Eldamo. Published by

umrod

noun. fate

elt

noun. change

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ELE “?wonder”

Variations

  • elt ✧ GL/32