taew (i daew, o thaew) (socket, hasp, clasp, staple), no distinct pl. form except with article (i thaew)
Noldorin
taew
noun. holder, socket, hasp, clasp, staple
taew
noun. holder, socket, hasp, clasp, staple
Sindarin
taew
holder
taew
holder
(i daew, o thaew) (socket, hasp, clasp, staple), no distinct pl. form except with article (i thaew)
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Doriathrin
taum
noun. holder, socket, hasp, clasp, staple
A noun meaning “holder, socket, hasp, clasp, staple” developed from the primitive form ᴹ✶takmā (Ety/KUƷ). Most likely its development was similar to that of caun: first the [[ilk|[k] became [g] before the nasal]], then the [[ilk|[g] vocalized to [u] before the [m]]] and finally the diphthong [[ilk|[ou] became [au]]].
Gnomish
fast
noun. holder, stand
A noun for “holder, socket, hasp, clasp, staple” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from primitive ᴹ✶takmā “thing for fixing” under the root ᴹ√TAK “fix, make fast” (Ety/TAK). Here it seems the g vocalized to i to produce the diphthong ai, which then became ae, while the post-vocalic m softened to v and then became w as it often did at the end of words: ✱takma > taima > taem(a) > taev > taew. The Sindarin developments would have been similar.
Based on its long list of glosses, it seems taew could be used of fasteners in general, both movable like a hasp or clasp, as well as fixed like a staple or socket, as opposed to its Quenya cognate ᴹQ. tangwa which could be used only if a movable “hasp, clasp”.