ondova
adjective. stony
Elements
Word Gloss ondo “stone (as a material), (large mass of) rock”
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clogwed
adjective. stony, stone-covered
Variations
- clochwed ✧ GL/26
clochwed
adjective. stony, stone-covered
onwa
adjective. stony
A word in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s given as ᴱQ. onwa “stony”, an adjectival form of ᴱQ. on(d) “a stone” (QL/39).
Neo-Quenya: As the later word for “stony” (having the characteristics of a stone), this word should probably be adapted as ᴺQ. ondova in Neo-Quenya.
Cognates
- G. gonwed “rocky”
Derivations
- ᴱ√ƷONO “hard” ✧ QL/070
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√ONO¹ > onwa [ɣonwā] > [ɣonwa] > [onwa] ✧ QL/070
A word for “stony, stone-covered” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s with variants clogwed and clochwed, adjective forms of G. clog or cloch “a stone” (GL/26).