(pl. naith).
Quenya
natsë
web, net
Sindarin
nath
web
lhing
spider’s web, cobweb
(?i thling or ?i ling – the lenition product of lh is uncertain) (also used = ”spider”); no distinct pl. form except possibly with article (?i ling). – Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” thling.
gwî
web
1) gwî (i **wî) (net), no distinct pl. form except with article (in gwî), 2) nath (pl. naith**).
gwî
web
(i ’wî) (net), no distinct pl. form except with article (in gwî)
Noldorin
nath
noun. web
nath
noun. web
A noun for “web” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from the root ᴹ√NAT “lace, weave, tie” with Quenya cognate ᴹQ. natse (Ety/NAT).
Cognates
- ᴹQ. natse “web, net” ✧ Ety/NAT
Derivations
- ᴹ√NAT “lace, weave, tie” ✧ Ety/NAT
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√NAT > nath [natse] > [naθθe] > [naθθ] > [naθ] ✧ Ety/NAT
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Doriathrin
nass
noun. web
A Doriathrin noun for “web” (Ety/NAT). Its Quenya cognate ᴹQ. natse indicates a primitive form ✱✶natsē, where the [ts] became [ss] because [[ilk|medial voiceless stops became [s] before [s]]] in Ilkorin.
Cognates
- ᴹQ. natse “web, net” ✧ Ety/NAT
Derivations
- ᴹ√NAT “lace, weave, tie” ✧ Ety/NAT
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√NAT > nass [natsē] > [natse] > [nasse] > [nass] ✧ Ety/NAT
Gnomish
gwaidhin
noun. web
A word for “web” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, derived from the early root ᴱ√gu̯iđ and related to G. gwidh- “weave” (GL/46). It had a deleted variant gwaith².
Changes
gwaith²→ gwaidhin ✧ GL/46Derivations
- ᴱ√GWIÐI “*plait, weave” ✧ GL/46
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√gu̯iđ > gwaidhin [gʷīðin] > [gʷaiðin] ✧ GL/46 ᴱ√gu̯iđ > gwaith² [gʷīð] > [gʷaið] > [gʷaiθ] ✧ GL/46 Variations
- gwaith² ✧ GL/46 (
gwaith²)
Early Quenya
kangale
noun. web
natsë noun "web, net" (NAT)