maeas (i vaeas), pl. maeais (i maeais) if there is a pl. (but coll. pl. maeassath). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” moeas.
Quenya
maxë
dough
Sindarin
maeas
dough
maeas
noun. dough
Elements
Word Gloss mae “soft, pliant”
maeas
dough
(i vaeas), pl. maeais (i maeais) if there is a pl. (but coll. pl. maeassath). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” moeas.
Noldorin
moeas
noun. dough
moeas
noun. dough
A word appearing as N. moeas “dough” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, an elaboration of primitive ᴹ✶mazgē (probably ✱mazgassē) under the root ᴹ√MASAG “knead” (Ety/MASAG).
Neo-Sindarin: It is common to adapt this word as ᴺS. maeas for purposes of Neo-Sindarin, since the diphthong oe < older ai in Noldorin of the 1930s generally became ae in Sindarin of the 1950s and 60s: compare N. oel “lake” vs. S. ael. However, the word moeas < ✱mazgassē has other phonological difficulties, since the phonetic developments of ancient zg were also different in Sindarin. See the entry on how [[s|[zb], [zg] became [ðβ], [ðɣ]]] for further discussion, as well as (rejected) N. madhias “softness” which shows the expected developments (EtyAC/MASAG). I personally retain ᴺS. maeas “dough” and assume it is the result of alternate developments, but ᴺS. madhias “dough” would be a reasonable alternative that better fits later Sindarin phonology.
Cognates
- ᴹQ. makse “dough” ✧ Ety/MASAG
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Qenya
makse
noun. dough
A word for “dough” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from primitive ᴹ✶mazgē under the root ᴹ√MASAG “knead” (Ety/MASAG), where zg unvoiced to sk and then the sk underwent metathesis to ks.
Cognates
Derivations
Element in
- ᴺQ. pulmaxë “leaven(ing), *yeast”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶mazgē > makse [mazgē] > [maskē] > [maske] > [makse] ✧ Ety/MASAG ᴹ√MÁSAG > makse [mazgē] > [maskē] > [maske] > [makse] ✧ EtyAC/MASAG Variations
- makse ✧ Ety/MASAG; EtyAC/MASAG (
makse)
Doriathrin
maig
noun. dough
A noun for “dough” derived from primitive ᴹ✶mazgē (Ety/MASAG), where the primitive [[ilk|[z] became [i] before voiced stops]], as suggested by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Ilkorin/maig).
Cognates
- ᴹQ. makse “dough” ✧ Ety/MASAG
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶mazgē > maig [mazgē] > [mazge] > [maige] > [maig] ✧ Ety/MASAG Variations
- maig ✧ Ety/MASAG; EtyAC/MASAG (
maig)
Old Noldorin
maige
noun. dough
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶mazgē > mazge > maige [mazgē] > [mazge] > [maige] ✧ Ety/MASAG
Middle Primitive Elvish
mazgē
noun. dough
Derivations
Derivatives
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√MASAG > mazgē [masgē] > [mazgē] ✧ Ety/MASAG
maxë ("ks") noun "dough" (MASAG, VT45:32)