cata

cata

cata, see ca

ca

behind, at back of place

ca, cata, cana prep? "behind, at back of place" (VT43:30)

cat-

verb. to shape, fashion

ca

preposition. behind, at back of place

cat-

verb. shape

shape, fashion

cata

after

cato

adverb. afterwards

canta

shape

canta (2) _("k") noun"shape" (PE17:175), also used as adj._ "shaped", also as quasi-suffix -canta ("k") "-shaped" (KAT)

mëoi

cat

mëoi noun "cat", a somewhat strange word by the standards of Tolkien's later Quenya (there are no other instances of final -oi in the singular). Some would read *mëo, if the word is to be used in LotR-style Quenya. Vardo Mëoita "Prince of Cats"; mëoita here seems to be a kind of adjective rather than a genitive (LT2:348). Tolkiens later, less problematic word yaulë may be preferred by writers (PE16:132)

yaulë

cat

yaulë noun "cat" (PE16:132). Compare mëoi.

catassa

noun. anus, arsehole, (lit.) behind-hole

A neologism coined by Tamas Ferencz for “anus, arsehole”, a combination of cata “behind” and [ᴹQ.] assa and hence more literally “behind-hole”.

catal

noun. chisel, adze, gouge

A neologism coined by Orondil posted on 2025-04-10 in the Vinyë Lambengolmor Discord Server (VLDS), an instrumental form based on √KAT “shape”.

catamen

noun. background, milieu

catta

noun. back

A neologism for “back” coined by Paul Strack in 2022 specifically for Eldamo, based on Q. ca(ta) “behind, at back of place”. This word can refer to the back of body as well as the back of other things.

atsa

catch, hook, claw

atsa noun "catch, hook, claw" (GAT)

raita-

catch in a net

raita- 2) vb. "catch in a net" (VT42:12)

raita-

verb. to make network or lace; to catch in a net

A verb appearing as rea or raita in notes on The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor from 1967-69, with glosses “make network or lace” and “catch in a net” as derivatives of the root √RAY “net, knit, contrive network or lace; involve in a network, enlace” (VT42/11). In a draft of this etymology appearing in Late Notes on Verb Structure (LVS) from 1969, the verb was simply glossed “to net” and the root was glossed “net; knit (contrive a network); catch, involve (in a net)”, while the verb’s present form †rea was marked as archaic beside modern[?] ráya, along with a strong past raine (PE22/159).

Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya I would use the easier-to-conjugate verb form raita with strong-past raine and (modernized) present raitea, and would assume rea was archaic. Compare its homonym raita- “smile” which has a half-strong past reante “smiled” (PE17/182).

miura

noun. cat

miuro

noun. cat

miurë

noun. cat

ulumpembë

noun. caterpillar, (lit.) camel worm

at-

verb. to catch, capture

A neologism for “catch, capture” coined by Fiona Jallings, inspired by N. gad- “catch” based on the root ᴹ√GAT.

cassa

helmet

cassa ("k")noun "helmet" (KAS; though spelt cassa also in the Etymologies as printed in LR, VT45:19 indicates that Tolkien's own spelling was kassa). Cf. carma in a later source.

ca(ta)

preposition. behind, at back of place, behind, at back of place; [ᴹQ.] after

carrëa

noun. tressure, tressure, *headdress

A noun for “tressure” in notes from the late 1960s derived from ✶cas-raya = √KAS “head” + √RAY “net, lace” (VT42/12). Given this word’s etymology, Tolkien was probably using “tressure” with its Middle English sense = “headdress”.

Sauro

carpenter, wright, builder

[sauro] (2) (þ) noun "carpenter, wright, builder", changed by Tolkien to samno (VT46:15)

ala

after, beyond

ala (5) prep. "after, beyond" (MC:221, 214; however, LotR-style Quenya has han and pella "beyond" and apa "after")

apa

after

apa (1) prep. "after" (VT44:36), attested as a prefix in apacenyë and Apanónar, q.v. Variant ep- in epessë, q.v.; see epë for futher discussion. (According to VT44:36, apa was glossed "after" and also "before" in one late manuscript, but both meanings were rejected.) See also apa # 2 below. For Neo-Quenya purposes, apa should probably be ascribed the meaning "after", as in our most widely-published sources (compare Apanónar, "the After-born", as a name of Men in the Silmarillion). Variants pa, pá (VT44:36), but like apa these are also ascribed other meanings elsewhere; see separate entry. Apo (VT44:36) may be yet another variant of the word for "after".

apo

after

apo prep. ?"after" (see apa #1) (VT44:36)

cana

preposition. behind, at back of place

carrëa

tressure

carrëa (for cas-raya) noun "tressure" (net for confining the hair). (VT42:12)

castol

helmet

castol noun "helmet", synonyms tholon (q.v.), sól (q.v), also variant castolo ("k")(PE17:186, 188)

castol(o)

noun. helmet

epe

after

harna

helmet

harna (3) noun "helmet" (VT45:21)

harpa

helmet

harpa noun "helmet" (VT45:21)

namma

claw, talon

namma noun "claw, talon" (also nappa) (VT47:20)

nappa

claw, talon

nappa noun "claw, talon" (also namma) (VT47:20)

opto

noun. back

pontë

back, rear

pontë (ponti-) noun "back, rear" (QL:75)

samno

carpenter, wright, builder

samno (þ) noun "carpenter, wright, builder" (STAB)

sól

helmet

sól, also solma or solos, noun variant words apparently for "helmet", cf. castol, q.v. (PE17:188)

tholon

helmet

tholon noun "helmet", variant of castol (q.v.), though Tolkien might have mistakenly marked it as Quenya instead of Sindarin (PE17:186)

venië

shape, cut

venië noun? "shape, cut" (LT1:254)

venwë

shape, cut

venwë noun? "shape, cut" (LT1:254)

þolon

noun. helmet