lepta-

verb. to pick (up/out); to finger, feel with the fingertips

Cognates

• S. leutha- “to pick (up/out)” ✧ VT47/10
• T. lepta- “to pick (up/out); to finger, feel with the fingertips” ✧ VT47/10

Derivations

• √LEP “pick up/out (with the fingers); finger” ✧ VT44/16; VT47/10; VT47/24

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√LEP > lepta-	[lepta-] > [laɸta-]	✧ VT44/16
√LEP > lepta-	[lepta-] > [laɸta-]	✧ VT47/10
√LEP > lepta-	[lepta-] > [laɸta-]	✧ VT47/24

Variations

• leppa ✧ VT47/23 (leppa)

leppa

noun. thimble

A neologism for “thimble” coined by Shihali in 2020-10-05 on the Vinyë Lambengolmor Discord Server (VLDS). Shihali originally based this word on √LEP + ✶-mā without metathesis where pm became pp, but I prefer to assume it is simply from strengthened ✱leppā.

Elements

Word	Gloss
LEP	“pick up/out (with the fingers); finger”
-mā	“instrumental suffix”