Ossriandric
dunna
adjective. black
Cognates
- N. donn “swart, swarthy; shady, shadowy” ✧ Ety/DUN
Derivations
- ᴹ√DUN “dark (of colour)” ✧ Ety/DUN
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√DUN > dunna [dunnā] > [dunna] ✧ Ety/DUN
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An adjective for “black” developed from the root ᴹ√DUN (Ety/DUN). It most likely developed from primitive ✱✶dunnā given its cognates, as suggested by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Nandorin/dunna). It is a counter-example to Danian a-affection, perhaps indicating that this change was prevented or reverted before nasal clusters as was the case in Ilkorin.