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Gnomish

ith

noun. fine snow

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “fine snow” (GL/42), derived from early root ᴱ√ISI [IÞI] as pointed out by Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Isil).

Cognates

  • Eq. is “light snow” ✧ LT1A/Isil; PE13/104

Derivations

  • ᴱ√IÞI “*(light) snow” ✧ LT1A/Isil

Element in

Variations

  • ith ✧ LT1A/Isil
  • Ith ✧ PE13/104
Gnomish [GL/52; LT1A/Isil; PE13/104] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ith

noun. anything

Element in

  • G. ithog “any” ✧ GL/52
  • G. ithrin “of any kind” ✧ GL/52
  • G. ithweg “anyone” ✧ GL/52

Variations

  • ith ✧ GL/52
  • itheg ✧ GL/52

aith

noun. thorn

Cognates

  • Eq. ekke “thorn”

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶ekta “thorn” ✧ GL/18
    • ᴱ√EKE “*point”

Element in

  • G. aitha- “to prick, sting” ✧ GL/18
  • G. aitheb “sharp, piercing”
  • G. aithog “thorny” ✧ GL/18
  • G. aithra “piercing, sharp; thorny” ✧ GL/18
  • G. aithos “thorn bush” ✧ GL/18

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶eχtă- > aith¹[exta] > [ext] > [exθ] > [eiθ] > [aiθ]✧ GL/18

itheg

noun. anything

ath

pronoun. they, 3rd pl. pronoun

atha

pronoun. they, 3rd pl. pronoun

Variations

  • atha ✧ GL/20
  • ath ✧ GL/20