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Early Quenya

ilkala

noun. *nighttime, darkness

A noun appearing in The Qenya Phonology from the 1910s (P12/4), unglossed but apparently a negated form of ᴱQ. kala “daytime”, so perhaps meaning “✱nighttime, darkness” as suggested by the editors.

Changes

  • ilcála → ilkala ✧ PE12/004

Derivations

Elements

WordGloss
il-“un-; negative prefix”
kala“light, daytime (sunlight), 12 hours”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶ḷkălā́ > ilkắla > ilcála[ḷkalā] > [ḷkala] > [ilkala]✧ PE12/004

Variations

  • ilcála ✧ PE12/004 (ilcála)
Early Quenya [PE12/004] Group: Eldamo. Published by