(adjective) cofn (empty), lenited gofn, pl. cyfn
Quenya
lusta
void, empty
Sindarin
cofn
void
cofn
void
(empty), lenited gofn, pl. cyfn
gast
void
(i ’Ast if the word can occur with article and is not counted as a proper name)
gaw
void
(noun) 1) gaw (i **aw), pl. goe (i ngoe = i ñoe), 2) (noun, "the Void" beyond the world) Gast (i **Ast if the word can occur with article and is not counted as a proper name), 3) iâ (chasm, gulf, abyss), pl. iai (LR:400, RS:437, Letters:383)
gaw
void
(i ’aw), pl. goe (i ngoe = i ñoe)
iâ
void
(chasm, gulf, abyss), pl. iai (LR:400, RS:437, Letters:383)
Noldorin
belegast
place name. Void
Noldorin term for the “Void” appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s, a combination of beleg “great” and Gast “void” (Ety/KUM), also appearing as a variant Belego containing gaw “void” (Ety/GAS).
Elements
Word Gloss beleg “great, large” Gast “Void” Variations
- Belego ✧ Ety/GAS
gast
proper name. Void
A name for the Void beyond the world appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s, more fully Belegast (Ety/KUM).
Derivations
- ᴹ√GAS “yawn, gape” ✧ Ety/KUM
Element in
- N. Belegast “Void” ✧ Ety/KUM
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√GAS > Gast [gaste] > [gast] ✧ Ety/KUM
gaw
noun. void
gaw
noun. void
Derivations
Element in
- N. Belegast “Void” ✧ Ety/GAS
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶gāsa > gaw [gāsa] > [gǭsa] > [gǭha] > [gouha] > [gauha] > [gauh] > [gau] ✧ Ety/GAS
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Qenya
lusta
adjective. void, empty
Cognates
Derivations
- ᴹ√LUS “*empty” ✧ Ety/LUS
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√LUS > lusta [lusta] ✧ Ety/LUS
kúma
noun. void
Cognates
- On. kūma “void” ✧ Ety/KUM
Derivations
- ᴹ√KUM “void” ✧ Ety/KUM
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√KUM > kúma [kūma] ✧ Ety/KUM Variations
- Kúma ✧ MRI/Kúma; SM/237; SM/241; SMI/Kúma
Old Noldorin
kūma
noun. void
Cognates
- ᴹQ. kúma “void” ✧ Ety/KUM
Derivations
- ᴹ√KUM “void” ✧ Ety/KUM
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√KUM > kūma [kūma] ✧ Ety/KUM Variations
- kúma ✧ EtyAC/KUM
Middle Primitive Elvish
kum
root. void
A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “void”, with derivatives like ᴹQ. kúma “void” and N. caun “empty” (Ety/KUM). It was probably also the basis of ᴹQ. kumba in ᴹQ. saurikumba in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, unglossed but probably “✱foul-bellied” (SD/86).
Derivatives
Element in
- ᴹQ. Avakúma “Exterior Void” ✧ Ety/AWA
gāsa
noun. void
Derivations
- ᴹ√GAS “yawn, gape” ✧ Ety/GAS
Derivatives
- N. gaw “void” ✧ Ety/GAS
Variations
- gása ✧ EtyAC/GAS (On. gása)
Early Quenya
lusta
noun. warm bath
Derivations
- ᴱ√LUSU “foment, cherish, warm, bathe” ✧ QL/057
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√LUSU > lusta [lustā] > [lusta] ✧ QL/057
lusta adj. "void, empty" (LUS)