hest (i chest, o chest), pl. hist (i chist)
Quenya
hesto
captain
Sindarin
hothron
noun. captain
Elements
Word Gloss hoth “host, horde, host, horde, [N.] crowd; group plural; [ᴱN.] folk, [G.] people; †army”
hest
captain
hest
captain
(i chest, o chest), pl. hist (i chist)
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
hesto
noun. captain
Derivations
- ᴹ√KHES “command” ✧ EtyAC/KHES
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√KHES > hesto [kʰesto] > [xesto] > [hesto] ✧ EtyAC/KHES
Doriathrin
hest
noun. captain
A noun glossed “captain” derived from the root ᴹ√KHES “command” (EtyAC/KHES). The language of this word is unclear; Carl Hostetter and Patrick Wynne indicated it might be ?Bel. for Beleriandic = Ilkorin.
Derivations
- ᴹ√KHES “command” ✧ EtyAC/KHES
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√KHES > hest [kʰesto] > [xesto] > [xest] > [hest] ✧ EtyAC/KHES
Gnomish
hothron
noun. captain
hesto noun "captain" (VT45:22; the word is not explictly identified as Quenya but can hardly be any other language)