hlonitë

phonetic

hlonitë adj. "phonetic", apparently a close variant of hlónítë below (VT48:29, PE17:138)

hlonitë

adjective. phonetic

Elements

Word	Gloss
hlón(a)	“noise, sound”
-itë	“adjectival ending; capable of doing, generally (and naturally) doing”

Variations

• hlonite ✧ PE17/138; VT48/29
• hlonaite ✧ VT39/04

#hlonítë

phonetic

#hlonítë adj. "phonetic", only attested in the pl. in the phrase hloníti tengwi "phonetic signs" (sg. #hlonítë tengwë) (WJ:395). The sg. form hlonitë with a short i occurs in VT48:29 and PE17:138. The form #hlonítë was changed by Tolkien from hlonaitë, as in hlonaitë tengwesta "a tengwesta [q.v.] employing phonetic signs" (VT39:4),hlonaiti tengwi "phonetic signs" (VT39:4).

hlonaitë

adjective. phonetic