Noldorin 

lhoch

noun. ringlet

Noldorin [Ety/370, X/LH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

lhoch

noun. ringlet

A noun appearing as N. lhoch “ringlet” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√LOKH (Ety/LOKH).

Neo-Sindarin: Since the unvoicing of initial liquids did not occur in Sindarin, many people adapt this word as ᴺS. loch “ringlet” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin, as suggested in HSD (HSD).

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶lokko “ringlet” ✧ Ety/LOKH
    • ᴹ√LOKH “*curl of hair” ✧ Ety/LOKH

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶lokko > lhoch[lokko] > [lokkʰo] > [loxxo] > [loxx] > [l̥oxx] > [l̥ox]✧ Ety/LOKH
Noldorin [Ety/LOKH] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lhaws

noun. ringlet

A noun appearing as N. lhaws “ringlet” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√LOKH, cognate to ᴹQ. lokse “hair” (Ety/LOKH). In this word, the spirantal χ vocalized to u after o as usual in Noldorin and then ou became au (aw).

Neo-Sindarin: Some people adapt this word as ᴺS. laus for Neo-Sindarin, replacing the unvoiced lh with voiced l. However, this is not the only relevant phonetic difference between Noldorin and Sindarin: χ generally vocalized to i in Sindarin and in any case seems not to have vocalized at all before s. It’s probably better to avoid such issues and just use ᴺS. loch for “ringlet”, adapted from N. lhoch.

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. lokse “hair, hair [in general]” ✧ Ety/LOKH

Derivations

  • ᴹ√LOKH “*curl of hair” ✧ Ety/LOKH

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√LOKH > lhaws[lokʰse] > [lokse] > [loksa] > [loxsa] > [lousa] > [lausa] > [laus] > [l̥aus]✧ Ety/LOKH
Noldorin [Ety/LOKH] Group: Eldamo. Published by