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heledir(n)

noun. kingsfisher, (lit.) fish-watcher

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s for a kingfisher derived from primitive ᴹ✶khalatirnō̆ “fish watcher” with variants heledir and heledirn (Ety/KHAL¹, SKAL², TIR). Tolkien also considered and rejected the form haledir without i-affection (EtyAC/KHAL¹).

Changes

  • haledir → heledir ✧ Ety/KHAL¹

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. halatir(no) “kingsfisher, (lit.) fish-watcher” ✧ Ety/KHAL¹; Ety/SKAL²; Ety/TIR

Derivations

  • ᴹ√SKAL “small fish” ✧ Ety/KHAL¹; Ety/SKAL²
  • ᴹ✶khalatirnō̆ “fish watcher” ✧ Ety/TIR

Elements

WordGloss
hâl“fish”
tir-“to watch”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√KHAL¹ > heledir[kʰalatir] > [xalatir] > [xeletir] > [xeledir] > [heledir]✧ Ety/KHAL¹
ᴹ√SKAL² > heledir[skalatir] > [sxalatir] > [xalatir] > [xeletir] > [xeledir] > [heledir]✧ Ety/SKAL²
ᴹ✶khalatirnō̆ > heledirn[kʰalatirnō] > [kʰalatirno] > [xalatirno] > [xeletirno] > [xeletirn] > [xeledirn] > [heledirn]✧ Ety/TIR

Variations

  • heledir ✧ Ety/KHAL¹ (heledir); Ety/SKAL²
  • heledirn ✧ Ety/TIR
  • haledir ✧ EtyAC/KHAL¹ (haledir)
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