Quenya 

ronta

hollow

ronta adj.? noun? "hollow" (also rotwa) (LT2:347. In Tolkien's later Quenya, the preferred words for "hollow" are unqua adj. and unquë noun.)

rotwa

hollow

rotwa adj.? noun? "hollow" (also ronta) (LT2:347. In Tolkien's later Quenya, the preferred words for "hollow" are unqua adj. and unquë noun.)

unqua

hollow

unqua ("q")adj. "hollow" (UNUK)

náva

adjective. hollow

Derivations

  • nābā “hollow” ✧ WJ/414

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
nābā > Náva[nābā] > [nāβā] > [nāβa] > [nāva]✧ WJ/414

Variations

  • Náva ✧ WJ/389 (Náva)

unquë

hole, hollow

unquë noun "hole, hollow" (VT46:20, UNUK), also name of tengwa #16 _(Appendix E; there spelt unque, while the Etymologies has unqe)_

unquë

noun. a hollow, hollow, [ᴹQ.] cavity, hole

Element in

  • ᴺQ. helmunquë “wrinkle, (lit.) skin-hollow”

Variations

  • unque ✧ LotR/1123; PE17/104
Quenya [LotR/1123; PE17/104] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sampo

noun. *cellar, vault; cave, hollow

Derivations

  • ᴺ✶. SAP “[ᴱ√] dig, excavate”
Quenya Group: Eldamo - neologism/adaptations. Published by

sappa

adjective. hollow, dug-out, excavated

Derivations

  • ᴺ✶. SAP “[ᴱ√] dig, excavate”
Quenya Group: Eldamo - neologism/adaptations. Published by

náva

mouth

náva ("ñ")noun "mouth", apparently not only the lips but also the inside of the mouth (VT39:13 cf. 8). Possibly, but probably not, the same element that is translated "hollow" in Návarot, q.v.

anto

mouth

anto (1) noun "mouth", also name of tengwa #13 (Appendix E)

anto

noun. mouth, mouth [as a thing for eating]; [ᴱQ.] jaw

The basic Quenya word for “mouth”, appearing as the name of tengwa #13 (4) in The Lord of the Rings Appendix E (LotR/1123). It is likely derived from the root √MAT “eat” from primitive ✱amtō, and hence refers to the mouth as a thing for eating. Quenya has a number of other more specialized words for the mouth, however, such as Q. for the closed mouth, Q. ópa for the mouth opening, Q. songa for the interior of the mouth and Q. náva for the entire mouth apparatus (tongue, lips and teeth) used for speech.

Conceptual Development: ᴹQ. anto “mouth” first appeared in notes on The Feanorian Alphabet from the 1940s, where it replaced ᴹQ. anta “jaws” (PE22/50 note #50). In the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, ᴱQ. anto (antu-) was itself glossed “jaw” and was based on the early root ᴱ√MATA “eat” (QL/31, 59).

Derivations

  • MAT “eat”

Element in

  • ᴺQ. antolatta “bridle, (lit.) mouth-strap”

assa

hole, perforation, opening, mouth

assa "hole, perforation, opening, mouth" (GAS)

carpa

mouth

carpa ("k") (1) noun "mouth", including lips, teeth, tongue etc. (PE17:126); also used for "language", in particular the phonetic system.Cf. náva and páva.

ecca

hole

ecca ("k")noun "hole", apparently associated with Sindarin torech "secret hole, lair" (PE17:188)

felco

cave, mine, underground dwelling

felco noun "cave, mine, underground dwelling" (PE17:118); also felca, felehta

felya

cave

felya noun "cave" (PHÉLEG), "mine, boring, tunnel, underground dwel[ling]" (PE17:118)

latta

hole, pit

latta (1) noun "hole, pit" (DAT/DANT, VT45:8)

páva

mouth

páva noun "mouth" (including tongue, lips and teeth). Apparently changed by Tolkien to náva, q.v. (VT39:19)

páva

noun. mouth

Element in

rotelë

cave

rotelë noun "cave" (LT2:347)

rotto

cave, tunnel

rotto noun "cave, tunnel" (VT46:12), "a small grot or tunnel" (PM:365)

songa

mouth

songa noun "mouth", in the sense of "interior cavity behind the teeth, containing tongue" (PE17:126)

ópa

mouth

ópa noun "mouth", in the sense of mouth-opening with lips as the edges (PE17:126)

Sindarin 

coll

adjective. hollow

Derivations

  • kuldā “hollow” ✧ WJ/414

Element in

  • S. Bar-goll “Hollow Dwelling” ✧ WJ/414

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
kuldā > coll[kuldā] > [kulda] > [kulða] > [kolða] > [kolð] > [koll]✧ WJ/414

Variations

  • coll ✧ WJ/414

naw

adjective. hollow

Derivations

  • nābā “hollow” ✧ WJ/414

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
nābā > nauv > naw[nābā] > [nāba] > [nǭba] > [nǭva] > [nauva] > [nauv] > [nau]✧ WJ/414

coll

adjective. hollow

Sindarin [WJ/414] Group: SINDICT. Published by

raudh

adjective. hollow, cavernous

Sindarin [Ety/384, X/RH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

naw

hollow

(adj.) 1) *naw (attested in the form nov- as part of the name Novrod, Hollowbold), pl. noe. (WJ:414) Note: a homophone is the noun ”idea”. 2) coll (lenited goll; pl. cyll). (WJ:414) Note: homophones mean "red, scarlet" and also "cloak". 3) raudh (cavernous), pl. roedh

naw

hollow

(attested in the form nov- as part of the name Novrod, Hollowbold), pl. noe. (WJ:414) Note: a homophone is the noun ”idea”.

coll

hollow

(lenited goll; pl. cyll). (WJ:414) Note: homophones mean "red, scarlet" and also "cloak".

raudh

hollow

(cavernous), pl. roedh

raudh

adjective. hollow, cavernous

Sindarin Group: Eldamo - neologism/adaptations. Published by

ethir

noun. mouth (of a river), estuary

Sindarin [LotR/II:X, Ety/356, RC/350] ed+sîr "outflow". Group: SINDICT. Published by

feleg

noun. cave

n. cave, mine, underground dwelling. Q. felco. Q.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:118] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

groth

noun. cave, tunnel, large excavation

Sindarin [WJ/415, S/431, VT/46:12] Group: SINDICT. Published by

groth

noun. delving, underground dwelling

Sindarin [WJ/415, S/431, VT/46:12] Group: SINDICT. Published by

rond

noun. cave roof

Sindarin [Ety/384, VT/46:12, S/437, WJ/414, X/RH, X/ND1] Group: SINDICT. Published by

rond

noun. vaulted or arched roof, as seen from below (and usually not visible from outside), or a (large) hall of chamber so roofed

Sindarin [Ety/384, VT/46:12, S/437, WJ/414, X/RH, X/ND1] Group: SINDICT. Published by

roth

noun. cave

n. cave. Q. rondo.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:117] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

dath

hole

1) dath (i dhath) (pit, steep fall, abyss), pl. daith (i naith) (VT45:8), 2) gass (i **ass, construct gas) (gap), pl. gais (i ngais** = i ñais), 3)

dath

hole

(i dhath) (pit, steep fall, abyss), pl. daith (i naith) (VT45:8)

fela

cave

(pl. fili). In the Etymologies (LR:381 s.v. PHÉLEG) the name Felagund is said to include this word, but since Tolkien later re-explained this name as a borrowing from Dwarvish, some would consider fela as a word for ”cave” conceptually obsolete.

gass

hole

(i ’ass, construct gas) (gap), pl. gais (i ngais = i ñais)

gobem

noun. mouth

Elements

WordGloss
go-“together, co-, com-”
pemp“lip”
Sindarin Group: Eldamo - neologism/reconstructions. Published by

groth

cave

(i ’roth) (delving, large excavation), pl. gryth (in gryth) (VT46:12)

grôd

cave

1) grôd (i **rôd, construct grod) (delving, excavation, underground dwelling), pl. grŷd (in grŷd) (WJ:414), 2) groth (i **roth) (delving, large excavation), pl. gryth (in gryth) (VT46:12), 3) rond (construct ron) (cavern, vault, vaulted ceiling, hall with vaulted roof), pl. rynd (idh rynd), coll. pl. ronnath, 4) roth (delving, large excavation), pl. ryth, 4) gathrod (i **athrod), pl. gethryd (i ngethryd = i ñethryd), 5) fela (pl. fili). In the Etymologies (LR:381 s.v. PHÉLEG) the name Felagund is said to include this word, but since Tolkien later re-explained this name as a borrowing from Dwarvish, some would consider fela** as a word for ”cave” conceptually obsolete.

grôd

cave

(i ’rôd, construct grod) (delving, excavation, underground dwelling), pl. grŷd (in grŷd) (WJ:414)

othronn

fortress in a cave/caves

(pl. ethrynn for archaic öthrynn) (underground stronghold). Cited in archaic form othrond in the source (WJ:414).

rhûd

artificial cave

(construct rhud, with article ?i thrûd or ?i rûd – *the lenition product of rh- is uncertain) (dwelling underground, rockhewn hall, mine), pl. rhuid (?idh ruid). (PM:365)*

rond

cave

(construct ron) (cavern, vault, vaulted ceiling, hall with vaulted roof), pl. rynd (idh rynd), coll. pl. ronnath

roth

cave

(delving, large excavation), pl. ryth, 4) gathrod (i ’athrod), pl. gethryd (i ngethryd = i ñethryd)

tess

fine pierced hole

(i dess, construct tes), pl. tiss (i thiss). Archaic ters *(VT46:18)*****

torech

hole

torech (i dorech, o thorech) (lair, excavation), pl. terich (i therich) for archaic törich.

torech

hole

(i dorech, o thorech) (lair, excavation), pl. terich (i therich) for archaic törich.

Primitive elvish

kuldā

adjective. hollow

Derivatives

  • S. coll “hollow” ✧ WJ/414
Primitive elvish [WJ/414] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nābā

noun. hollow

Derivatives

  • Q. náva “hollow” ✧ WJ/414
  • S. naw “hollow” ✧ WJ/414
  • north S. nôf “hollow” ✧ WJ/414

Element in

Primitive elvish [WJ/414] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ekka

noun. hole

Derivatives

  • ᴺQ. ecca “hole, *lair”

Element in

  • S. torech “lair, (secret) hole, excavation” ✧ PE17/188
Primitive elvish [PE17/188] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Noldorin 

rhaudh

adjective. hollow, cavernous

Derivations

  • On. rauda “hollow, cavernous” ✧ Ety/ROD
    • ᴹ✶rǭda “cave” ✧ Ety/ROD
    • ᴹ√ROD “roof, cave” ✧ Ety/ROD

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
On. rauda > rhauð[rauda] > [rauða] > [rauð] > [r̥auð]✧ Ety/ROD

Variations

  • rhauð ✧ Ety/ROD

rhaudh

adjective. hollow, cavernous

Noldorin [Ety/384, X/RH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

rosta-

verb. to hollow out, excavate

Noldorin [Ety/384] Group: SINDICT. Published by

dath

noun. hole, pit, steep fall, abyss

Noldorin [Ety/354, VT/45:8] Group: SINDICT. Published by

ethir

noun. mouth (of a river), estuary

Noldorin [LotR/II:X, Ety/356, RC/350] ed+sîr "outflow". Group: SINDICT. Published by

fela

noun. cave

Noldorin [Ety/381] Group: SINDICT. Published by

fela

noun. cave

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. felya “cave” ✧ Ety/PHÉLEG

Derivations

  • On. phelga “cave” ✧ Ety/PHÉLEG
    • ᴹ√PHELEG “cave” ✧ Ety/PHÉLEG

Element in

  • N. Felagund “Lord of Caves” ✧ Ety/PHÉLEG

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
On. phelga > fela[pʰelga] > [ɸelga] > [ɸelɣa] > [felɣa] > [felɣ] > [fela]✧ Ety/PHÉLEG
On. phelga > fili[pʰelgi] > [ɸelgi] > [ɸelɣi] > [felɣi] > [filɣi] > [filī] > [fili]✧ Ety/PHÉLEG
Noldorin [Ety/PHÉLEG] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gas

noun. hole, gap

Noldorin [Ety/357] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gathrod

noun. cave

Noldorin [Ety/358] gath+grôd (GAT(H)). Group: SINDICT. Published by

gathrod

noun. cave

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “cave”, apparently a combination of N. gath “cavern” and ᴹ√ROT “tunnel” (Ety/GAT(H)). Its initial element also appeared in the name N. Doriath “Land of the Cave”, but in later writings S. Doriath was redefined as “Land of the Fence” with final element S. iath “fence” (WJ/370), so N. gathrod “cave” was probably abandoned.

Elements

WordGloss
gath“cavern”
ROT“bore, tunnel”
Noldorin [Ety/GAT(H)] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rhond

noun. cave roof

Noldorin [Ety/384, VT/46:12, S/437, WJ/414, X/RH, X/ND1] Group: SINDICT. Published by

rhond

noun. vaulted or arched roof, as seen from below (and usually not visible from outside), or a (large) hall of chamber so roofed

Noldorin [Ety/384, VT/46:12, S/437, WJ/414, X/RH, X/ND1] Group: SINDICT. Published by

rhonn

noun. cave roof

Noldorin [Ety/384, VT/46:12, S/437, WJ/414, X/RH, X/ND1] Group: SINDICT. Published by

rhonn

noun. vaulted or arched roof, as seen from below (and usually not visible from outside), or a (large) hall of chamber so roofed

Noldorin [Ety/384, VT/46:12, S/437, WJ/414, X/RH, X/ND1] Group: SINDICT. Published by

rond

noun. cave

ters

noun. (fine pierced) hole

Noldorin [VT/46:18] Group: SINDICT. Published by

tess

noun. (fine pierced) hole

Noldorin [VT/46:18] Group: SINDICT. Published by

torech

noun. hole, excavation, lair

Noldorin [WR/202, RC/490] Group: SINDICT. Published by

Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!

Qenya 

unqa

adjective. hollow

Derivations

  • ᴹ√UNUK “*hollow” ✧ Ety/UNUK

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√UNUK > unqa[uŋkwa]✧ Ety/UNUK

unqe

noun. hollow, cavity, hole

Derivations

  • ᴹ√UNUK “*hollow” ✧ Ety/UNUK

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√UNUK > unqe[uŋkwe]✧ Ety/UNUK

Variations

  • uñqe ✧ PE22/051
Qenya [Ety/UNUK; EtyAC/UNUK; PE22/022; PE22/051] Group: Eldamo. Published by

anto

noun. mouth

Variations

  • anto ✧ PE22/050

felya

noun. cave

Cognates

  • ᴹT. felga “cave” ✧ Ety/PHÉLEG
  • On. phelga “cave” ✧ Ety/PHÉLEG
  • N. fela “cave” ✧ Ety/PHÉLEG

Derivations

  • ᴹ√PHELEG “cave” ✧ Ety/PHÉLEG

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√PHÉLEG > felya[pʰelgā] > [ɸelgā] > [ɸelɣā] > [ɸeljā] > [ɸelja] > [felja]✧ Ety/PHÉLEG
Qenya [Ety/PHÉLEG] Group: Eldamo. Published by

noun. mouth

Derivations

  • ᴹ√PEG “(?outer) mouth” ✧ Ety/PEG
  • ᴹ✶ “mouth, lips” ✧ PE21/38
    • ᴹ√PEG “(?outer) mouth”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√PEG > [pege] > [peɣe] > [pē]✧ Ety/PEG
ᴹ✶pē- > [pē]✧ PE21/38

Variations

  • ✧ Ety/PEG; PE21/41
Qenya [Ety/PEG; PE21/38; PE21/41] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tundo

noun. hole

Derivations

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶tŭndŭ > tundo[tundu] > [tundo]✧ PE21/08

Variations

  • tundo ✧ PE21/08
Qenya [PE21/08; PE21/09; PE21/10; PE21/11] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Doriathrin

rôth

noun. cave

A Doriathrin noun for “cave”, also appearing as roth, derived from primitive ᴹ✶rǭda or ᴹ✶roda (Ety/ROD, EtyAC/ROD). The [[ilk|[d] spirantilized to [ð] (“dh”)]] as usual, then after the final vowel was lost the [[ilk|final [ð] became [θ]]] as suggested by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Doriathrin/roth). The original sound [ð] is preserved in the plural rodhin.

Derivations

  • ᴹ√ROD “roof, cave” ✧ Ety/ROD
  • ᴹ✶rǭda “cave” ✧ Ety/ROD; EtyAC/ROD
    • ᴹ√ROD “roof, cave” ✧ Ety/ROD

Element in

  • Ilk. Menegroth “Thousand Caves” ✧ Ety/ROD

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶rǭda > rōdh > rōth[rǭda] > [rōda] > [rōða] > [rōð] > [rōθ]✧ Ety/ROD
ᴹ✶roda > rodh > roth[roda] > [roða] > [roð] > [roθ]✧ EtyAC/ROD

Variations

  • roth ✧ Ety/ROD (Dor. roth); EtyAC/ROD (Dor. roth)
  • rōth ✧ Ety/ROD (Dor. rōth)
Doriathrin [Ety/ROD; EtyAC/ROD] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Old Noldorin 

rauda

adjective. hollow, cavernous

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶rǭda “cave” ✧ Ety/ROD
    • ᴹ√ROD “roof, cave” ✧ Ety/ROD

Derivatives

  • N. rhaudh “hollow, cavernous” ✧ Ety/ROD

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶rǭda > rauda[rǭda] > [rouda] > [rauda]✧ Ety/ROD
Old Noldorin [Ety/ROD] Group: Eldamo. Published by

phelga

noun. cave

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. felya “cave” ✧ Ety/PHÉLEG

Derivations

  • ᴹ√PHELEG “cave” ✧ Ety/PHÉLEG

Derivatives

  • N. fela “cave” ✧ Ety/PHÉLEG

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√PHÉLEG > phelga[pʰelga] > [ɸelga]✧ Ety/PHÉLEG
Old Noldorin [Ety/PHÉLEG] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

unuk

root. *hollow

An unglossed root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed with derivatives like ᴹQ. unka- “hollow out” and ᴹQ. unqa “hollow” (Ety/UNUK).

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. unka- “to hollow out” ✧ Ety/UNUK
  • ᴹQ. unqa “hollow” ✧ Ety/UNUK
  • ᴹQ. unqe “hollow, cavity, hole” ✧ Ety/UNUK
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/UNUK] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kab

root. hollow

Derivatives

  • ᴹ✶kambā
    • On. kamba “hand” ✧ PE21/59; PE21/59
    • N. cam “hand” ✧ Ety/MAƷ
  • ᴹQ. kambe “hollow (of hand)” ✧ Ety/KAB; EtyAC/KAB
  • ᴹQ. kapsa “case, vessel, case, vessel, *container”
  • N. cam “hand” ✧ Ety/KAB; EtyAC/KAB
  • On. kamba “hand” ✧ Ety/MAƷ; EtyAC/MAƷ
    • N. cam “hand” ✧ Ety/MAƷ

Element in

  • N. Cambant “Full Hand” ✧ Ety/KWAT
  • N. Camlost “Empty-hand(ed)” ✧ Ety/LUS
  • N. forgam “righthanded” ✧ Ety/PHOR
  • N. hargam “left-handed” ✧ Ety/KHYAR

Variations

  • KAB ✧ Ety/KAB; Ety/KHYAR; Ety/KWAT; Ety/LUS; Ety/MAƷ; Ety/PHOR; EtyAC/KAB (KAB); EtyAC/MAƷ
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/KAB; Ety/KHYAR; Ety/KWAT; Ety/LUS; Ety/MAƷ; Ety/PHOR; EtyAC/KAB; EtyAC/MAƷ] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rǭda

noun. cave

Changes

  • rodarǭda ✧ Ety/ROD

Derivations

  • ᴹ√ROD “roof, cave” ✧ Ety/ROD

Derivatives

  • Ilk. rôth “cave” ✧ Ety/ROD; EtyAC/ROD
  • On. rauda “hollow, cavernous” ✧ Ety/ROD
    • N. rhaudh “hollow, cavernous” ✧ Ety/ROD

Variations

  • rōda ✧ EtyAC/ROD
  • roda ✧ EtyAC/ROD
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/ROD; EtyAC/ROD] Group: Eldamo. Published by

pheleg

root. cave

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. felya “cave” ✧ Ety/PHÉLEG
  • On. phelga “cave” ✧ Ety/PHÉLEG
    • N. fela “cave” ✧ Ety/PHÉLEG
  • ᴹT. felga “cave” ✧ Ety/PHÉLEG

Variations

  • PHÉLEG ✧ Ety/PHÉLEG
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/PHÉLEG] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tundu

noun. hole

Derivations

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. tundo “hole” ✧ PE21/08

Element in

Variations

  • tŭndŭ ✧ PE21/08
  • tundu ✧ PE21/31
Middle Primitive Elvish [PE21/08; PE21/31] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Telerin

felga

noun. cave

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. felya “cave” ✧ Ety/PHÉLEG

Derivations

  • ᴹ√PHELEG “cave” ✧ Ety/PHÉLEG
Middle Telerin [Ety/PHÉLEG] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

rothrin

adjective. hollow

Cognates

  • Eq. ronta “hollow” ✧ LT2A/Rothwarin

Derivations

  • G. roth “cave, grot” ✧ LT2A/Rothwarin
    • ᴱ√ROTO “hollow” ✧ GL/65; LT2A/Rothwarin
Gnomish [GL/65; LT2A/Rothwarin] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tum

noun. hollow

Changes

  • tûmtum “hollow” ✧ GL/71

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TUM(B)U “‽” ✧ LT1A/Tombo

Variations

  • tûm ✧ GL/71 (tûm)
Gnomish [GL/71; LT1A/Tombo] Group: Eldamo. Published by

cub

adjective. hollow

Derivations

  • ᴱ√KUPU “hump”

Variations

  • Cub ✧ GL/27
  • cûf ✧ GL/27 (cûf)

dûl

adjective. hollow

Derivations

  • ᴱ√NDOLO “delve” ✧ GL/30

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ndolo- > dûl[ndōl] > [ndūl] > [dūl]✧ GL/30
Gnomish [GL/30; GL/31] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tumbol

adjective. valley-like, hollow, excavated

Changes

  • tumboltumbol “dale-shaped, hollow, excavated” ✧ GL/72
Gnomish [GL/72; LT1A/Tombo] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rûdin

adjective. hollow, cavernous

gogail

noun. mouth

A noun appearing as G. gogel “mouth” in The Gnomish Grammar (GG/8) and as {gogel >} gogíl or gogail “mouth” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/40). In the latter document, Tolkien said it was a combination of G. go- “together” and G. cail “lip”, from more archaic forms gwa-caíl, gwa-cil. An unrelated word G. mem “mouth” also appeared in Gnomish Lexicon (GL/57), perhaps related to G. beg “chin” which Tolkien connected to ᴱQ. “(closed) mouth” = “the two lips” (GL/57; QL/72).

Neo-Sindarin: I’ve used these Gnomish words as the inspiration for a neologism ᴺS. gobem “mouth”, based on the (neologism) ᴺS. pemp “lip”, where the reduction of -mp to -m finally is an irregular assimilation to the preceding voiced b: -mp > -mb > -m.

Elements

WordGloss
gwa-“together, in one; with”
cail“lip”

Variations

  • gogel ✧ GG/08
  • gogìl ✧ GL/40
  • gwa-caíl ✧ GL/40 (gwa-caíl)
  • gwa-cil ✧ GL/40 (gwa-cil)
  • gògil ✧ GL/40 (gògil)
Gnomish [GG/08; GL/24; GL/40] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gogel

noun. mouth

gogìl

noun. mouth

grûda

noun. cave

mem

noun. mouth

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ “‽”

Early Noldorin

gorod

noun. cave

Early Primitive Elvish

roto

root. hollow

Derivatives

  • Eq. ronta “hollow” ✧ LT2A/Rothwarin; QL/080
  • Eq. róta “tube, hollow cylinder” ✧ LT2A/Rothwarin; QL/080
  • Eq. rotse “pipe, tube” ✧ LT2A/Rothwarin; QL/080
  • Eq. orot “cave” ✧ QL/071
  • Eq. rótele “cave” ✧ LT2A/Rothwarin; QL/080
  • Eq. rotl “cave, hollow, grot” ✧ QL/080
  • G. groth “earth, soil”
  • G. roth “cave, grot” ✧ GL/65; LT2A/Rothwarin
    • G. rothrin “hollow” ✧ LT2A/Rothwarin
  • G. rod “tube, stem” ✧ GL/65; LT2A/Rothwarin
  • G. rogli “little pipe (especially musical)” ✧ GL/65
  • G. rodos “cavern” ✧ LT2A/Rothwarin
  • G. grûd “cavern”
  • G. ront “high, steep” ✧ GL/65
  • G. ross “pipe” ✧ GL/65; LT2A/Rothwarin

Variations

  • roto ✧ GL/65
  • roto- ✧ QL/071
Early Primitive Elvish [GL/65; LT2A/Rothwarin; QL/071; QL/080] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

nôf

adjective. hollow

Derivations

  • nābā “hollow” ✧ WJ/414

Element in

  • north S. Novrod “Hollowbold” ✧ WJ/414; WJ/414

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
nābā > nǭv > nōf[nābā] > [nāta] > [nǭba] > [nǭba] > [nǭva] > [nǭv]✧ WJ/414

Variations

  • nōf ✧ WJ/414
Early Quenya [WJ/414] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ronta

adjective. hollow

Cognates

  • G. rothrin “hollow” ✧ LT2A/Rothwarin

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ROTO “hollow” ✧ LT2A/Rothwarin; QL/080

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ROTO > ronta[rontā] > [ronta]✧ QL/080

Variations

  • rotwa ✧ LT2A/Rothwarin; QL/080
Early Quenya [LT2A/Rothwarin; QL/080] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rotwa

adjective. hollow

sampe

noun. cave, hollow

A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “cave, hollow” with variants sampe and sampo derived from the root ᴱ√SAPA “dig, excavate” (QL/82), both variants also appearing in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa with the gloss “cave” (PME/82).

Derivations

  • ᴱ√SAPA “dig, excavate” ✧ QL/082

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√SAPA > sampe[sampē] > [sampe]✧ QL/082

Variations

  • sampe- ✧ PME/082
  • sampo- ✧ PME/082
  • sampo ✧ QL/082
Early Quenya [PME/082; QL/082] Group: Eldamo. Published by

satwa

adjective. hollow, dug-out, excavated

An adjective appearing as ᴱQ. satwa “hollow, dug-out, excavated” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√SAPA “dig, excavate” (QL/82). It is likely the result of the Early Qenya sound change whereby [[eq|[pw] became [tw]]] (PE12/23).

Neo-Quenya: In the rare cases where ancient pw occurred Quenya of the 1930s and later, it became pp (PE19/43, 86). Thus I would update this Early Qenya adjective to ᴺQ. sappa “hollow, dug-out, excavated”.

Derivations

  • ᴱ√SAPA “dig, excavate” ✧ QL/082

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√SAPA > satwa[sapwā] > [sapwa] > [satwa]✧ QL/082
Early Quenya [QL/082] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rotl

noun. cave, hollow, grot

Changes

  • rottarotto ✧ QL/080

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ROTO “hollow” ✧ QL/080

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ROTO > rotl[rotlǝ] > [rotl] > [rotḷ] > [rotḷ]✧ QL/080

Variations

  • rotto ✧ QL/080 (rotto)
  • rotta ✧ QL/080 (rotta)
Early Quenya [PME/080; QL/080] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sampo

noun. cave, hollow

orot

noun. cave

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ROTO “hollow” ✧ QL/071

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√roto- > orot[orot]✧ QL/071
Early Quenya [QL/071; QL/080] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rótele

noun. cave

Cognates

  • G. roth “cave, grot” ✧ LT2A/Rothwarin

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ROTO “hollow” ✧ LT2A/Rothwarin; QL/080

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ROTO > rōtele[rōtelē] > [rōtele]✧ QL/080

Variations

  • rotelë ✧ LT2A/Rothwarin
  • rōtele ✧ QL/080
Early Quenya [LT2A/Rothwarin; QL/080] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sat

noun. hole

Derivations

  • ᴱ√SAPA “dig, excavate” ✧ QL/082

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√SAPA > sat[sapt] > [sat]✧ QL/082
Early Quenya [QL/082] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tunda

noun. hole

Cognates

  • En. tonn “(bored) hole, perforation” ✧ PE13/122; PE13/165

Derivations

Early Quenya [PE13/122; PE13/165] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ó(vo)

noun. mouth

Variations

  • óvo ✧ PE16/136
  • ó ✧ PE16/136
Early Quenya [PE16/136] Group: Eldamo. Published by