lusta adj. "void, empty" (LUS)
Quenya
cumna
empty
lusta
void, empty
Sindarin
lost
adjective. empty
lost
adjective. empty
Element in
cofn
void
(adjective) cofn (empty), lenited gofn, pl. cyfn
cofn
void
(empty), lenited gofn, pl. cyfn
gast
void
(i ’Ast if the word can occur with article and is not counted as a proper name)
gaw
void
(noun) 1) gaw (i **aw), pl. goe (i ngoe = i ñoe), 2) (noun, "the Void" beyond the world) Gast (i **Ast if the word can occur with article and is not counted as a proper name), 3) iâ (chasm, gulf, abyss), pl. iai (LR:400, RS:437, Letters:383)
gaw
void
(i ’aw), pl. goe (i ngoe = i ñoe)
iâ
void
(chasm, gulf, abyss), pl. iai (LR:400, RS:437, Letters:383)
lost
empty
lost (pl. lyst), also cofn (void), lenited gofn, pl. cyfn
lost
empty
(pl. lyst), also cofn (void), lenited gofn, pl. cyfn
Noldorin
cofn
adjective. empty, void
caun
adjective. empty, void
belegast
place name. Void
Noldorin term for the “Void” appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s, a combination of beleg “great” and Gast “void” (Ety/KUM), also appearing as a variant Belego containing gaw “void” (Ety/GAS).
Elements
Word Gloss beleg “great, large” Gast “Void” Variations
- Belego ✧ Ety/GAS
gast
proper name. Void
A name for the Void beyond the world appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s, more fully Belegast (Ety/KUM).
Derivations
- ᴹ√GAS “yawn, gape” ✧ Ety/KUM
Element in
- N. Belegast “Void” ✧ Ety/KUM
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√GAS > Gast [gaste] > [gast] ✧ Ety/KUM
gaw
noun. void
gaw
noun. void
Derivations
Element in
- N. Belegast “Void” ✧ Ety/GAS
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶gāsa > gaw [gāsa] > [gǭsa] > [gǭha] > [gouha] > [gauha] > [gauh] > [gau] ✧ Ety/GAS
lhost
adjective. empty
lhost
adjective. empty
Cognates
Derivations
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√LUS > lhost [lusta] > [losta] > [lost] > [l̥ost] ✧ Ety/LUS Variations
- lost ✧ EtyAC/LŌ (
lost)
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Qenya
kúma
noun. void
Cognates
- On. kūma “void” ✧ Ety/KUM
Derivations
- ᴹ√KUM “void” ✧ Ety/KUM
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√KUM > kúma [kūma] ✧ Ety/KUM Variations
- Kúma ✧ MRI/Kúma; SM/237; SM/241; SMI/Kúma
kumna
adjective. empty
Cognates
- N. caun “empty, void” ✧ Ety/KUM; Ety/KUM
Derivations
- ᴹ√KUM “void” ✧ Ety/KUM
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√KUM > kumna [kumna] ✧ Ety/KUM
Doriathrin
losgen Reconstructed
adjective. empty
An adjective meaning “empty” attested only as an element in the Ilkorin name Mablosgen (Ety/MAP). As suggested by Helge Fauskanger, it might be a combination of Dor. lost and the adjective suffix -en, but if so it is unclear where the medial g came from (AL-Ilkorin/Mablosgen). Alternately, perhaps losgen is the general Ilkorin adjective for “empty” and lost is a variant used only in the Doriathrin dialect.
Cognates
- N. lhost “empty”
Derivations
- ᴹ√LUS “*empty”
Element in
- Ilk. Mablosgen “Empty-handed” ✧ Ety/MAP
Elements
Word Gloss lost “empty” -en “adjectival suffix”
lost Reconstructed
adjective. empty
A Doriathrin adjective meaning “empty” attested only as an element in the name Dor. Mablost (Ety/KAB). Its Quenya cognate lusta suggests a primitive form ✱✶lustā, with the [o] developing from Ilkorin a-affection. It might be a Doriathrin-only variant of more general Ilkorin losgen “empty”.
Cognates
Derivations
- ᴹ√LUS “*empty” ✧ Ety/KAB
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√LUS > lost [lustā] > [lusta] > [losta] > [lost] ✧ Ety/KAB
Old Noldorin
kūma
noun. void
Cognates
- ᴹQ. kúma “void” ✧ Ety/KUM
Derivations
- ᴹ√KUM “void” ✧ Ety/KUM
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√KUM > kūma [kūma] ✧ Ety/KUM Variations
- kúma ✧ EtyAC/KUM
Middle Primitive Elvish
gāsa
noun. void
Derivations
- ᴹ√GAS “yawn, gape” ✧ Ety/GAS
Derivatives
- N. gaw “void” ✧ Ety/GAS
Variations
- gása ✧ EtyAC/GAS (On. gása)
kum
root. void
A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “void”, with derivatives like ᴹQ. kúma “void” and N. caun “empty” (Ety/KUM). It was probably also the basis of ᴹQ. kumba in ᴹQ. saurikumba in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, unglossed but probably “✱foul-bellied” (SD/86).
Derivatives
Element in
- ᴹQ. Avakúma “Exterior Void” ✧ Ety/AWA
Gnomish
nil
adjective. empty
cumna ("k")adj. "empty" (KUM)