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Gnomish

heth

noun. brother or sister

An archaic term (or possible a root) in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s for “brother or sister” [sibling] (GL/48). It is clearly related to the early root ᴱ√HESE in the Qenya Lexicon which has various “brother” or “sister” derivatives (QL/40). Its dual form hethwi appeared in the Gnomish Grammar with the gloss “a brother and sister” (GG/10).

Cognates

  • Eq. hes “brother, sister, *sibling”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√HESE “brother or sister” ✧ GL/48

Element in

  • G. hethgadwi “twins” ✧ GL/48
  • G. hethrin “of the same family (in a close sense), consanguine” ✧ GL/48
  • G. hethren “first cousin (m.)” ✧ GL/48
  • G. hethres “first cousin (f.)” ✧ GL/48
  • G. hethir “sister” ✧ GL/48
  • G. hethos “brother” ✧ GL/48

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√heth¹ > heth¹[xeθ] > [heθ]✧ GL/48
Gnomish [GG/10; GL/48] Group: Eldamo. Published by

heth

adjective. white, pallid, wan

Derivations

  • ᴱ√HESE “wither” ✧ GL/49

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√heth² > heth²[xeθ] > [heθ]✧ GL/49