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Gnomish

clum(mi)

noun. mushroom

A noun appearing as {clumbi >>} G. clummi or clum “mushroom” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/26), cognate to ᴱQ. telumbe “mushroom” under the root ᴱ√TELE “cover in” in the contemporaneous Qenya Lexicon (QL/90). It is an example of the sound change whereby tl became cl in Gnomish.

Neo-Sindarin: This sound change occurred in Noldorin of the 1930s but not Sindarin of the 1950s and 60s; compare N. eglenn to S. edlen(n) “exiled” (Ety/LED; PE17/51). To avoid these questions, I would adapt this Gnomish word as ᴺS. telum “mushroom” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin.

Changes

  • clumbi → clummi ✧ GL/26

Cognates

  • Eq. telumbe “mushroom, (lit.) fairy-canopy”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TELE “cover in; close; finish” ✧ GL/26

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√tel > clum[telumbe] > [tlumbe] > [tlumb] > [tlum] > [klum]✧ GL/26

Variations

  • clummi ✧ GL/26
  • clum ✧ GL/26
  • clumbi ✧ GL/26 (clumbi)