lilta-
dance
liltë
noun. dance
Cognates
- ᴺS. lilt “dance”
Derivations
- ᴹ√LILT “dance”
liltië
noun. dancing, dance
Elements
Word Gloss lilta- “to dance”
lilla-
なな¸%`C verb. dance, to dance
lilt
なな%1 noun. dance
lilt
noun. dance
Cognates
- ᴺQ. liltë “dance”
Derivations
- ᴹ√LILT “dance”
liltha-
verb. to dance
Cognates
- ᴹQ. lilta- “to dance”
Derivations
- ᴹ√LILT “dance”
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lilta-
verb. to dance
Cognates
- ᴺS. liltha- “to dance”
Derivations
- ᴹ√LILT “dance” ✧ Ety/LILT
Element in
- ᴺQ. liltië “dancing, dance”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√LILT > lilta- [lilta-] ✧ Ety/LILT
lilt
root. dance
A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “dance” with derivative ᴹQ. lilta- of the same meaning (Ety/LILT). It is a later iteration of ᴱ√LḶTḶ “dance” from the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, with both Qenya and Gnomish derivatives like ᴱQ. lilt and G. lalt “dance” (QL/55; GL/52).
Derivatives
lalt
noun. dance
Cognates
- Eq. lilt “dance”
Derivations
- ᴱ√LḶTḶ “dance”
laltha-
verb. to dance
Cognates
- Eq. lilt- “to dance”
Derivations
tinta-
verb. to dance
Cognates
- Eq. tanta- “to dance (tr.), dandle, wave”
Derivations
- ᴱ√TṆTṆ “*bounce”
Variations
- tinta ✧ GL/69
lḷtḷ
root. dance
Derivatives
lḷt-
verb. to dance
Derivations
- ᴱ√LḶTḶ “dance”
Derivatives
Variations
- lḷt ✧ PE14/058
tṇt-
verb. to bounce
Changes
tṇt-→ tṇt- “dance” ✧ PE14/058Derivations
- ᴱ√TṆTṆ “*bounce”
Derivatives
- Eq. tanta- “to bounce, bound, rebound” ✧ PE14/058
lalta
noun. dance
lilt
noun. dance
Cognates
- G. lalt “dance”
Derivations
- ᴱ√LḶTḶ “dance” ✧ QL/055
Element in
- Eq. lilta lie noldorinwa “*the dancing gnome-folk” ✧ VT40/08
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√LḶTḶ > lilt [lḷtǝ] > [lḷt] > [lilt] ✧ QL/055 Variations
- lalta ✧ PE15/71
- Lilta ✧ VT40/08
tantare
noun. dance
Elements
Word Gloss tanta- “to dance (tr.), dandle, wave” -re “noun suffix”
lilt-
verb. to dance
Cognates
- G. laltha- “to dance”
Derivations
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ✶lḷt > lalsie [lḹtie] > [laltie] > [laltsie] > [lalsie] ✧ PE14/058 ᴱ✶lḷt > laltye [lḹtje] > [laltje] ✧ PE14/058 ᴱ✶lḷt > lilte [lḷt-] > [lilt-] ✧ PE14/058 ᴱ√LḶTḶ > lilt- [lḷt-] > [lilt-] ✧ QL/055
liltie
noun. dancing, dance
lilta- vb. "dance" (LILT, Narqelion)