rotwa adj.? noun? "hollow" (also ronta) (LT2:347. In Tolkien's later Quenya, the preferred words for "hollow" are unqua adj. and unquë noun.)
Quenya
ronta
hollow
rotwa
hollow
unqua
hollow
unqua ("q")adj. "hollow" (UNUK)
náva
adjective. hollow
Derivations
- ✶nābā “hollow” ✧ WJ/414
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶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
sampo
noun. *cellar, vault; cave, hollow
Derivations
- ᴺ✶. SAP “[ᴱ√] dig, excavate”
sappa
adjective. hollow, dug-out, excavated
Derivations
- ᴺ✶. SAP “[ᴱ√] dig, excavate”
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. pé 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
- Q. pávatengwë “consonant” ✧ VT39/19
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)
ronta adj.? noun? "hollow" (also rotwa) (LT2:347. In Tolkien's later Quenya, the preferred words for "hollow" are unqua adj. and unquë noun.)