Quenya 

landa

wide

landa (2) adj. "wide" (LAD). Maybe in landatavárë = *"wide-wood"? (TI:415)

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".

lára

flat

lára (1) adj. "flat" (DAL, VT45:25)

láta

open

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

panta

open

panta adj. "open" (PAT)

yanda

wide

yanda adj. "wide" (PE17:115); variant of yána #1, q.v.

yanda

adjective. wide

Cognates

  • S. iand “wide” ✧ PE17/115

palla

wide, expansive

palla adj. "wide, expansive" (PAL)

yonda

wide, roomy, extensive

yonda adj."wide, roomy, extensive" (PE17:43), also (as alternative form of yonna) glossed "enclosed", with the latter meaning perhaps intended as the passive participle of the verb yor-

Sindarin 

laden

adjective. open, cleared

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

lad

noun. plain, valley

Sindarin [S/433] Group: SINDICT. Published by

land

adjective. wide, broad

Sindarin [Landroval LotR/VI:IV, Ety/367, X/LH, X/ND1] Group: SINDICT. Published by

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

iand

adjective. wide

Cognates

  • Q. yanda “wide” ✧ PE17/115

Derivations

  • YAN “wide, extensive, large, vast, huge; extend” ✧ PE17/115

Element in

  • S. -ian(d) “-land, country” ✧ PE17/115
Sindarin [PE17/115] Group: Eldamo. Published by

talu

adjective. flat

Sindarin [Ety/353, X/W] Group: SINDICT. Published by

edra-

verb. to open

Sindarin Group: SINDICT. Published by

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)

laden

wide

1) laden (plain, flat, open, cleared), pl. ledin (for ”N” lhaden pl. lhedin, LR:368 s.v. LAT), 2) land (plain), pl. laind. Also used as noun ”open space, level”. 3) pann (i bann, o phann, construct pan), pl. pain (i phain). Since the pl. form clashes with *pain ”all” (mutated phain, SD:129), other terms may be preferred for clarity. 4) ûr (pl. uir). Notice the homophone ûr ”fire, heat”.

laden

wide

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

laden

flat

1) laden (plain, wide, open, cleared), pl. ledin (for ”N” lhaden pl. lhedin, LR:368 s.v. LAT), 2) *talu (lenited dalu, analogical pl. tely). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” dalw (LR:353 s.v. DAL; notice how dalath from the same root was changed to talath in Sindarin).

laden

flat

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

laden

plain

(adjective) laden (flat, wide, open, cleared), pl. ledin (suggested Sindarin forms for ”Noldorin” lhaden pl. lhedin, LR:368 s.v. LAT)

laden

plain

(flat,  wide, open, cleared), pl. ledin (suggested Sindarin forms for ”Noldorin” lhaden pl. lhedin, LR:368 s.v. LAT)

laden

cleared

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

laden

cleared

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

land

wide

(plain), pl. laind. Also used as noun ”open space, level”.

lâd

plain

(valley, lowland), construct lad, pl. laid

talath

plain

(noun) 1) talath (i dalath, o thalath) (flat surface, plane, flatlands, [wide] valley), pl. telaith (i thelaith). Tolkien changed this word from ”Noldorin” dalath_, LR:353 s.v.

talath

plain

(i dalath, o thalath) (flat surface, plane, flatlands, [wide] valley), pl. telaith (i thelaith). *Tolkien changed this word from ”Noldorin” dalath, LR:353 s.v. DAL. Compare the Talath Dirnen or ”Guarded Plain” mentioned in the *Silmarillion.

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.

pann

wide

(i bann, o phann, construct pan), pl. pain (i phain). Since the pl. form clashes with ✱pain ”all” (mutated phain, SD:129), other terms may be preferred for clarity.

panna

open

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

talu

adjective. flat

Derivations

  • TAL “foot; *flat; [ᴱ√] support”
Sindarin Group: Eldamo - neologism/adaptations. Published by

talu

flat

(lenited dalu, analogical pl. tely). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” dalw (LR:353 s.v. DAL; notice how dalath from the same root was changed to talath in Sindarin).

ûr

wide

(pl. uir). Notice the homophone ûr ”fire, heat”.

palan

over a wide area

(far off)

talath

flat surface

(i dalath, o thalath) (plane, flatlands, plain, [wide] valley), pl. telaith (i thelaith). Tolkien changed this word from ”Noldorin” dalath, LR:353 s.v. DAL. Compare the Talath Dirnen or ”Guarded Plain” mentioned in the Silmarillion.

Primitive elvish

palad

noun. plain

Derivations

  • PAL “wide, broad, extended, wide, broad, extended; [ᴹ√] wide (open); [ᴱ√] flatness”

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. palar “flat field, ‘wang’, plain, plain, flat field, ‘wang’”
Primitive elvish [PE21/71] Group: Eldamo. Published by

yad

root. wide

Noldorin 

lhaden

adjective. open, cleared

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

lhaden

adjective. flat (and wide); open, cleared, flat (and wide); open, cleared; [ᴱN.] smooth

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. latina “open, free, cleared (of land)” ✧ Ety/LAT

Derivations

  • ᴹ√LAT “lie open; be extended, stretch, be situated (of an area)” ✧ Ety/LAT
  • ᴹ✶lătĭna “flat (and wide)” ✧ PE22/126
    • ᴹ√LAT “lie open; be extended, stretch, be situated (of an area)” ✧ PE22/126

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
lhad“plain”
-en“adjective suffix”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√LAT > lhaden[latina] > [latena] > [laten] > [l̥aten] > [l̥aden]✧ Ety/LAT
ᴹ√LAT > lhedin[latini] > [letini] > [letin] > [l̥etin] > [l̥edin]✧ Ety/LAT
ᴹ✶lătĭna > laden[latina] > [latena] > [laten] > [l̥aten] > [l̥aden]✧ PE22/126

Variations

  • laden ✧ PE22/126
Noldorin [Ety/LAT; PE22/126] Group: Eldamo. Published by

laden

adjective. flat (and wide)

Noldorin [PE 22:126] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

laden

adjective. flat (and wide)

lhad

noun. plain

Derivations

  • ᴹ√LAT “lie open; be extended, stretch, be situated (of an area)”

Element in

  • N. Palath-ledin “Gladden Fields” ✧ TI/114
  • N. Dagorlad “Battle Plain”
  • N. imlad “dell, deep vale, glen” ✧ EtyAC/IMBE
  • N. lhaden “flat (and wide); open, cleared, flat (and wide); open, cleared; [ᴱN.] smooth”
  • N. Lithlad “Plain of Ash”
  • N. Lanhail “Plain-wise”
Noldorin [EtyAC/IMBE; TI/114] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lhand

adjective. wide, broad

Noldorin [Landroval LotR/VI:IV, Ety/367, X/LH, X/ND1] Group: SINDICT. Published by

lhann

adjective. wide, broad

Noldorin [Landroval LotR/VI:IV, Ety/367, X/LH, X/ND1] Group: SINDICT. Published by

lhann

adjective. wide, wide, [ᴱN.] broad

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. landa “wide, wide, [ᴱQ.] broad” ✧ Ety/LAD

Derivations

  • ᴹ√LAD “lie flat, be flat” ✧ Ety/LAD

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√LAD > lhand > lhann[landa] > [land] > [l̥and] > [l̥ann]✧ Ety/LAD
Noldorin [Ety/LAD; PM/045] Group: Eldamo. Published by

dalw

adjective. flat

Noldorin [Ety/353, X/W] Group: SINDICT. Published by

dalw

adjective. flat

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. lára “flat” ✧ Ety/DAL

Derivations

  • ᴹ√DAL “flat” ✧ Ety/DAL

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√DAL > dalw[dalwa] > [dalw] > [dalu]✧ Ety/DAL

edro

verb. open!

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

pann

adjective. wide

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

pann

adjective. wide

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶patnā “wide” ✧ Ety/PAT
    • ᴹ√PAT “*open, [ᴱ√] open, wide, spreading” ✧ Ety/PAT

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶patnā > pann[patnā] > [padnā] > [padna] > [panna] > [pann]✧ Ety/PAT

Variations

  • pann ✧ Ety/PAT

ûr

noun. wide

Noldorin [Ety/396] Group: SINDICT. Published by

ûr

adjective. wide

Changes

  • ûrûr “large” ✧ Ety/UR

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. úra “large” ✧ Ety/UR

Derivations

  • ᴹ√UR “wide, large, great” ✧ Ety/UR

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√UR > ûr[ūra] > [ūr]✧ Ety/UR

Variations

  • ûr ✧ Ety/UR; EtyAC/UR (ûr)
Noldorin [Ety/UR; EtyAC/UR] Group: Eldamo. Published by

panna-

verb. to open, to enlarge

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

edra-

verb. to open

Noldorin Group: SINDICT. Published by

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Rohirric

emnet

noun. plain

Element in

Rohirric [UTI/Wold] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Qenya 

landa

adjective. wide, wide, [ᴱQ.] broad

Cognates

  • N. lhann “wide, wide, [ᴱN.] broad” ✧ Ety/LAD
  • S. land “wide, broad, wide, broad; [N.] open space, level”

Derivations

  • ᴹ√LAD “lie flat, be flat” ✧ Ety/LAD

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√LAD > landa[landa]✧ Ety/LAD

Variations

  • landa ✧ Ety/LAD

landa

noun. plain

A noun for “a plain” in the Quenya Verbal System (QVS) of the 1940s derived from ᴹ√LAD “lie flat, be flat” with variants landa and lanna (PE22/126), the latter probably derived from ✱ladna with the voiced stop d becoming a nasal before nasal n. It might simply be the noun form of adjective ᴹQ. landa “wide” from The Etymologies of the 1930s (Ety/LAD).

Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I’d stick to the form landa, which appears in an inflected form landannar “to the plains” early in QVS (PE22/125).

Derivations

  • ᴹ√LAD “lie flat, be flat” ✧ PE22/126

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√LAD > lanna[ladna] > [lanna]✧ PE22/126
ᴹ√LAD > landa[landa]✧ PE22/126

Variations

  • lanna ✧ PE22/126
  • landa ✧ PE22/126
Qenya [PE22/125; PE22/126] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lanna

noun. plain

lára

adjective. flat

Cognates

  • N. dalw “flat” ✧ Ety/DAL

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶lāda “flat” ✧ Ety/DAL
    • ᴹ√DAL “flat” ✧ Ety/DAL
  • ᴹ√LAD “lie flat, be flat” ✧ Ety/LAD

Element in

  • ᴺQ. lára- “to flatten, level”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶lāda > lára[lāda] > [lāða] > [lāra]✧ Ety/DAL
ᴹ√LAD > lāra[lāda] > [lāða] > [lāra]✧ Ety/LAD

Variations

  • lára ✧ Ety/DAL
  • lāra ✧ EtyAC/LAD (lāra)
Qenya [Ety/DAL; EtyAC/LAD] Group: Eldamo. Published by

panta

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

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶pantā “open” ✧ Ety/PAT
    • ᴹ√PAT “*open, [ᴱ√] open, wide, spreading” ✧ Ety/PAT

Element in

  • ᴺQ. óripanta “sincere, honest, open, (lit.) open-hearted”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶pantā > panta[pantā] > [panta]✧ Ety/PAT

Middle Primitive Elvish

lāda

adjective. flat

Derivations

  • ᴹ√DAL “flat” ✧ Ety/DAL

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. lára “flat” ✧ Ety/DAL
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/DAL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lătĭna

adjective. flat (and wide)

Derivations

  • ᴹ√LAT “lie open; be extended, stretch, be situated (of an area)” ✧ PE22/126

Derivatives

  • N. lhaden “flat (and wide); open, cleared, flat (and wide); open, cleared; [ᴱN.] smooth” ✧ PE22/126
Middle Primitive Elvish [PE22/126] Group: Eldamo. Published by

dal

root. flat

Derivatives

  • Ilk. dôl “flat/lowlying vale” ✧ Ety/DAL
  • ᴹ✶lāda “flat” ✧ Ety/DAL
    • ᴹQ. lára “flat” ✧ Ety/DAL
  • N. dalf “palm of hand” ✧ Ety/DAL
  • N. dalath “flat surface, plane, plain” ✧ Ety/DAL
  • N. dalw “flat” ✧ Ety/DAL
  • On. dalma “palm of hand” ✧ Ety/DAL
    • N. dalf “palm of hand” ✧ Ety/DAL
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/DAL; Ety/LAD] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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).

Variations

  • ED ✧ EtyAC/ED (ED)
Middle Primitive Elvish [EtyAC/ED] Group: Eldamo. Published by

pantā

adjective. open

Derivations

  • ᴹ√PAT “*open, [ᴱ√] open, wide, spreading” ✧ Ety/PAT

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. panta “open, open, [ᴱQ.] wide, spreading” ✧ Ety/PAT
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/PAT] Group: Eldamo. Published by

patnā

adjective. wide

Derivations

  • ᴹ√PAT “*open, [ᴱ√] open, wide, spreading” ✧ Ety/PAT

Derivatives

  • N. pann “wide” ✧ Ety/PAT
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/PAT] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

bladwen

noun. plain

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “a plain” (GL/23), probably derived from the root ᴱ√PALA “flatness” as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Palúrien; QL/071).

Gnomish [GL/23; LT1A/Palúrien; LT2A/Ladwen-na-Dhaideloth] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Noldorin

lhaden

adjective. flat, smooth

Changes

  • lhadinlhaden ✧ PE13/148

Element in

Variations

  • lhadin ✧ PE13/148 (lhadin)
Early Noldorin [PE13/148] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ladwen

noun. plain, plain, [G.] heath; levelness, flatness; plane; surface

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “levelness, flatness; a plain, heath; plane; surface”, a more elaborate form of G. lad “a level, a flat” (GL/52). It reappeared in the Lays of Beleriand of the 1920s as an element in the name ᴱN. Loth-a-ladwen “Lily of the Plain” (LB/149), but there is no sign of it thereafter.

Element in

Early Noldorin [LB/149] Group: Eldamo. Published by

teloth

noun. plain, plain; [G.] roofing, canopy, shelter

A noun appearing as G. teloth in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s with the gloss {“roofing, cover, shelter” >>} “roofing, canopy, shelter” derived from the root ᴱ√tel- “cover in” (GL/70). It was an element in the name G. Dor-na-Dhaideloth “[Land of] the Heaven Roof” (LT2/287). In the Lays of Beleriand of the 1920s the element Deloth in this name was glossed “Plain” (LB/49). Both these meanings were later abandonned, and this name eventually became S. Dor Daedeloth “Land of Great Dread” (WJ/183).

Element in

Early Noldorin [LB/049] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

palante

noun. plain

palume

noun. plain

Changes

  • palankapalante ✧ QL/071

Variations

  • palante ✧ QL/071
  • palanka ✧ QL/072 (palanka)
Early Quenya [QL/071; QL/072] Group: Eldamo. Published by

apte

adjective. open

Derivations

  • ᴱ√AFA “open, begin” ✧ QL/029

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√AFA > [aft]yǝ > apte[aɸtjǝ] > [aɸtj] > [aɸti] > [aɸte] > [apte]✧ QL/029
Early Quenya [QL/029] Group: Eldamo. Published by