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návëa

consonant

#návëa nounor adj. "consonant" (only pl. návëar ["ñ"] is attested) (VT39:8)

návëa

noun/adjective. consonant, *consonantal

Elements

WordGloss
náva“*mouth (including tongue, lips and teeth), speech apparatus”

náva-tengwë

noun. consonant

Variations

  • ñáva-tengwi ✧ VT39/19
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náva-tengwë

mouth-sign

náva-tengwë noun*"mouth-sign" = "consonant" considered as a phoneme (only pl. náva-tengwi ["ñáva-"] is attested). Also #návëa. Fëanor later substituted the term #pataca (VT39:8)

pataca

consonant

#pataca noun "consonant" (only pl. patacar ["k"] is attested) (VT39:8)

pataca

noun. consonant

pávatengwë

noun. consonant

ólama

noun. consonant

Cognates

  • ᴺS. golof “consonant”

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
o-“together”
láma“sound, sound; [ᴹQ.] ringing sound, echo”

lambetengwë

consonant

#lambetengwë noun "consonant" (as a tengwë or phoneme), literally "tongue-signs". Only pl. lambetengwi ("ñ") is attested (VT39:16)

lambetengwë

noun. consonant