Quenya 

láta

open

láta adj. "open" (VT39:23), "open, not closed" (PE17:159, VT41:5)

láta

adjective. open (not closed)

An adjective meaning “open” (= not closed) appearing in the Ósanwe-kenta essay from 1959-60 (VT39/23) and associated etymological notes, where it was derived from √LAT “open, unenclosed, free to entry” (VT41/5; PE17/159).

Quenya [PE17/159; VT39/23; VT41/05] Group: Eldamo. Published by

látie

noun. openness

A noun for “openness” appearing in the Ósanwe-kenta essay from 1959-60 based on láta “open” (VT39/23).

látië

openness

látië noun "openness" (VT39:23)

-ië

openness

-ië (2) abstract ending, often used to derive abstracts from adjectives, e.g. látië "openness" vs. láta "open", mornië "darkness" vs. morna "black, dark", vanië (for *vanyië) "beauty" vs. vanya "fair".

latin

open, free, cleared (of land)

latin, latina adj. "open, free, cleared (of land)" (LAT). According to VT41:5, the adjective latina "is used rather of freedom of movement, of things not encumbered with obstacles".

panta

open

panta adj. "open" (PAT)

Noldorin 

edra-

verb. to open

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edro

verb. open!

Noldorin [Ety/357, LotR/II:IV] Group: SINDICT. Published by

lhaden

adjective. open, cleared

Noldorin [Ety/368, X/LH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

panna-

verb. to open, to enlarge

Noldorin [Ety/380] Group: SINDICT. Published by

pelia-

verb. to spread

A verb appearing in its Noldorin-style infinitive form pelio “spread” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√PAL “wide (open)” (Ety/PAL).

Sindarin 

edra-

verb. to open

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edra-

verb. open

_ v. _open (out). >> edro

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:45] < _etr-_ open (intr.) < _et_ out. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

edro

verb. open!

Sindarin [Ety/357, LotR/II:IV] Group: SINDICT. Published by

laden

adjective. open, cleared

Sindarin [Ety/368, X/LH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

edra

open

(verb) 1) *edra- (i edra, in edrar), only attested in imperative form edro. 2) panna- (i banna, i phannar) (enlarge). Note: a homophone means ”fill”.

edra

open

(i edra, in edrar), only attested in imperative form edro.

laden

open

(adj.) laden (plain, flat, wide, cleared), pl. ledin (for ”N” lhaden pl. lhedin, LR:368 s.v. LAT)

laden

open

(plain, flat,  wide, cleared), pl. ledin (for ”N” lhaden pl. lhedin, LR:368 s.v. LAT)

panna

open

(i banna, i phannar) (enlarge). Note: a homophone means ”fill”.

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!

Early Quenya

láta-

verb. to spread, extend, lie (of country)

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apte

adjective. open

An adjective in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “open” under the early root ᴱ√AFA “open, begin” (QL/29).

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Qenya 

lat-

verb. to be extended, stretch; to be situated (of an area), lie (of lands or regions), to be extended, stretch, [ᴱQ.] spread, extend; [ᴹQ.] to be situated (of an area), lie (of lands or regions)

A verb meaning “be extended, stretch, be situated (of an area)” appearing in the Quenya Verbal System (QVS) of 1948 based on the root ᴹ√LAT of similar meaning (PE22/126). Tolkien also said that “kaita- to lie is in Q. only used of persons or animals that are lying down (as in bed, asleep or sick). ‘Lie’ said of land or regions is √LAT” (PE22/126).

Conceptual Development: The Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s had ᴱQ. lāta- “spread, extend, lie (of country)” under the early root ᴱ√LAHA (QL/50).

Neo-Quenya: In Tolkien’s later writings caita- was applied to some inanimate things, such as mornië caita “darkness lies” (RGEO/59), so I would assume the statement from QVS given above applies only to flat geographical features like regions or seas. Note that other geographic features either “sit” if short (cities or hills) or “stand” if tall (towers or mountains) (PE22/126), so I would not use caita- to describe any geography.

I would also assume lat- can apply to non-geographical things in the senses “extend, stretch, spread”.

masse lante veleriande, masse láta sí?

where did Beleriand lie, where lies it now?

panta

adjective. open, open, [ᴱQ.] wide, spreading

An adjective in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from primitive ᴹ✶pantā “open” under the root ᴹ√PAT (Ety/PAT).

Conceptual Development: The Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s had ᴱQ. panta “open, wide, spreading” under the early root ᴱ√PATA² or PṆTṆ “open, spread out, show” (QL/72).

Middle Primitive Elvish

ed(er)

root. open

A deleted root in The Etymologies of the 1930s with the gloss “open” and the forms √ED and extended √EDÉR, but it had no derivatives (EtyAC/ED).

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pantā

adjective. open

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