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Old Noldorin 

bata

noun. beaten track, pathway

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶batā̆ “beaten track, pathway” ✧ Ety/BAT
    • ᴹ√BAT “tread” ✧ Ety/BAT

Derivatives

  • N. bâd “beaten track, pathway, beaten track, pathway, [ᴱN.] way, [G.] path” ✧ Ety/BAT

Phonetic Developments

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ᴹ✶bátā̆ > bata[batā] > [bata]✧ Ety/BAT
Old Noldorin [Ety/BAT] Group: Eldamo. Published by