Sindarin 

cotha-

verb. to startle

@@@ based on kaptha- > kautha- > cotha-

Cognates

  • ᴺQ. capta- “to make spring, scatter, [ᴱQ.] startle”

Elements

WordGloss
KAP“leap, leap, [ᴱ√] spring”
-tā“verb suffix (transitive), causative”
Sindarin Group: Eldamo - neologism/adaptations. Published by

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Gnomish

captha-

verb. to startle

Cognates

Early Quenya

kapta-

verb. to startle

Changes

  • kapta-kapta- “swallow” ✧ QL/045

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴱ√KAPA “leap, spring” ✧ QL/045

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√KAPA > kapta-[kapta-]✧ QL/045

Variations

  • kapta- ✧ QL/045 (kapta-); QL/045 (kapta-)
Early Quenya [QL/045] Group: Eldamo. Published by