lantë

fall

#lantë (1) noun "fall" in Noldolantë, q.v. Also lanta.

lantë

noun. fall

The word lasselanta “leaf-fall, autumn” (LotR/1107) indicate the form this word should be lanta, which is how it appears in The Etymologies. However, the alternate lassewinta (PM/376) seems to be formed with the infinitive of the verb winta- rather than a noun, so perhaps lasselanta is a similar formation from the verb lanta- “to fall”.

The form lantë, appearing in Noldolantë “Fall of the Noldor” (S/87), more strongly resembles other Quenya nouns, which more often end in -e rather than -a. The noun atalantë “collapse, downfall” is a similar formation from the related verb [ᴹQ.] atalta-, though it could also be the past formation “downfallen” of this TALAT-stem verb.

Derivations

• √DAT “fall down, fall to ground”

Element in

• Q. Noldolantë “Fall of the Noldor” ✧ S/087

nanwë

ebb, lowtide

nanwë noun "ebb, lowtide" (VT48:26). Compare lanwë.

nanwë

noun. ebb, lowtide

Cognates

• S. dannen “ebb, lowtide” ✧ VT48/26
• T. dammë “ebb, lowtide” ✧ VT48/26

Derivations

• ✶ndanmē “retreat; ebb, lowtide” ✧ VT48/26; VT48/32
  • √(N)DAN “back (again); retreat, go back, give way (as one advances), revert, back (again), [ᴹ√] backwards; [√] retreat, go back, give way (as one advances), revert” ✧ VT48/32

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶ndanmē > nanwe	[ndanmē] > [nanmē] > [nanwē] > [nanwe]	✧ VT48/26
✶danmi > lanwe	[danmi] > [danme] > [lanme] > [lanwe]	✧ VT48/32

Variations

• nanwe ✧ VT48/26
• lanwe ✧ VT48/32

lanta

fall

lanta (1) noun "a fall" (DAT/DANT (TALÁT) ), also lantë.

lanta-

fall

lanta- (2) "fall" (DAT/DANT (TALÁT), Narqelion, VT45:26, VT49:54); lantar aorist tense pl. (Nam, RGEO:66); pl. pa.t. lantaner "fell" (pl.) (SD:246); lantier "they fell", a plural past tense of lanta- "fall" occurring in LR:47; read probably lantaner in LotR-style Quenya, as in SD:246. Also sg. lantië "fell" (LR:56); read likewise *lantanë? (The forms in -ier, -ië seem to be properly perfects.) Future tense lantuva, VT49:47. Participle lantala "falling" (with locative ending: lantalassë) in Markirya.

lanta-

verb. to fall, to fall; [ᴱQ.] to drop

Cognates

• S. danna- “to fall” ✧ PE17/062

Derivations

• √DAT “fall down, fall to ground” ✧ PE17/062

Element in

• Q. ai! laurië lantar lassi súrinen “ah! like gold fall the leaves in the wind” ✧ LotR/0377; RGEO/58
• Q. ai! lassi lantar laurië súrinen “ah! leaves fall golden in [by means of] the wind” ✧ RGEO/58
• Q. isilmë lantalassë “in the moon falling” ✧ MC/222
• ᴺQ. lantanwa “fallen”
• Q. nai laurë lantuva parmastanna lúmissen tengwiesto “may (a) golden light fall on your book at the times of your reading” ✧ VT49/47
• ᴺQ. nalanta- “to attack, (lit.) fall upon”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√DAN-TA > lanta-	[danta-] > [lanta-]	✧ PE17/062

lantar

fall

-r plural ending used on verbs with a plural subject (VT49:48, 50, 51), e.g. lantar "fall" in Namárië (with the plural subject lassi "leaves"), or unduláver as the pl. form of undulávë "licked down, covered" (PE17:72). The ending is sometimes missing where we might expect it; for instance, the verb tarnë "stood" has multiple subjects and yet does not appear as *tarner in PE17:71.

lantanwa

adjective. fallen

Elements

Word	Gloss
lanta-	“to fall, to fall; [ᴱQ.] to drop”

dannen

noun. ebb, low tide

dannen

noun. ebb, lowtide

Cognates

• Q. nanwë “ebb, lowtide” ✧ VT48/26

Elements

Word	Gloss
dan	“back to, (back in return) against, down upon, back on, back again”
nen	“water; lake, pool; (lesser) river, water; lake, pool; (lesser) river, [ᴱN.] stream”

danna

fall

_ v. _fall. Q. lanta-.

danna-

verb. to fall

Written dant- in the Etymologies

danna-

verb. to fall

Cognates

• Q. lanta- “to fall, to fall; [ᴱQ.] to drop” ✧ PE17/062

Derivations

• √DAT “fall down, fall to ground” ✧ PE17/062

Element in

• ᴺS. dannad “falling”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√DAN-TA > danna	[danta-] > [dantʰa-] > [danθa-] > [danna-]	✧ PE17/062

Variations

• danna ✧ PE17/062

dant

noun. fall

lant

noun. fall

dannen

fallen

dannen (lenited dhannen, pl. dennin); see FALL. Notice the homophone dannen ”ebb, low tide”, which however has different mutations.

dannen

fallen

(lenited dhannen, pl. dennin); see

dannen

fall

”ebb, low tide”, which however has different mutations.

dannen

ebb

dannen (i nannen, o ndannen) (low tide), pl. dennin (i ndennin). (VT48:26) Notice the homophone dannen ”fallen” (but this past participle has different mutations). (VT48:26)

dannen

low tide

dannen (i nannen, o ndannen) (ebb), pl. dennin (i ndennin). (VT48:26) Notice the homophone dannen ”fallen” (but this past participle has different mutations).

dannen

low tide

(i nannen, o ndannen) (ebb), pl. dennin (i ndennin). (VT48:26) Notice the homophone dannen ”fallen” (but this past participle has different mutations).****

danna

fall

(verb) ?danna- (i dhanna, i nannar), pa.t. dant, past participle ("fallen") dannen, pl. dennin.

danna

fall

(i dhanna, i nannar), pa.t. dant, past participle ("fallen") dannen, pl. dennin.

dant

fall, falling

(i dhant) (autumn), pl. daint (i naint), also (and maybe particularly when the meaning is "autumn") dannas (i dhannas), pl. dannais (i nannais) (PM:135)

dath

steep fall

(i dhath) (hole, pit, abyss), pl. daith (i naith) (VT45:8).

lant

fall

_(noun) _1) #lant (pl. laint, coll. pl. lannath). This is apparently a Quenya borrowing, dant being the native Sindarin word. Note: a homophone means ”clearing in forest”. 2) pend (i bend, o phend; construct pen) (declivity), pl. pind (i phind), coll. pl. pennath. 3)

lant

fall

(pl. laint, coll. pl. lannath). This is apparently a Quenya borrowing, dant being the native Sindarin word. Note: a homophone means ”clearing in forest”. 2) pend (i bend, o phend; construct pen) (declivity), pl. pind (i phind), coll. pl. pennath. 3)

loss

fallen snow

(construct los; pl. lyss if there is a pl.) (RGEO:61-62, Letters:278, VT42:18) (Note: homophones mean ”flower” [more commonly loth] and ”wilderness”.)

lanthir

waterfall

(no distinct pl. form). Coll. pl. lanthiriath.

dû

nightfall

(i dhû) (night, dusk, late evening, darkness), pl. dui (i nui) (SD:302)

tofn

low, low-lying

(lenited dofn; pl. tyfn) (deep);

toss

low-growing tree

(i doss, o thoss, construct tos), pl. tyss (i thyss). Tolkien mentioned ”maple, hawthorn, blackthorn, holly, etc.” as examples of the low-growing trees covered by this word.

dammë

noun. ebb, lowtide

Cognates

• Q. nanwë “ebb, lowtide” ✧ VT48/26

Derivations

• ✶ndanmē “retreat; ebb, lowtide” ✧ VT48/26
  • √(N)DAN “back (again); retreat, go back, give way (as one advances), revert, back (again), [ᴹ√] backwards; [√] retreat, go back, give way (as one advances), revert” ✧ VT48/32

Variations

• damme ✧ VT48/26

dannen

noun. fallen

dannen

adjective. fallen

dant-

verb. to fall

Written dant- in the Etymologies

dant-

verb. to fall

Cognates

• ᴹQ. lanta- “to fall” ✧ Ety/DAT

Derivations

• On. danta- “fall”
  • ᴹ✶danta- “fall” ✧ PE21/58
  • ᴹ√DAT “fall down”
• ᴹ√DAT “fall down” ✧ Ety/DAT

Element in

• N. dannen “fallen” ✧ Ety/DAT
• N. dannas “autumn”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√DANT > dant-	[dant] > [dantʰ] > [danθ] > [dant]	✧ Ety/DAT