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Doriathrin

nand

noun. field, valley

A Doriathrin noun meaning “field, valley” (Ety/NAD), also appearing as nan and described as “land at foot of hill with many streams” (EtyAC/NAD).

Changes

  • nandnand “field, mead” ✧ Ety/NAD

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. nanda “water-mead, watered plain” ✧ Ety/NAD

Derivations

  • ᴹ√NAD “*plain, valley” ✧ Ety/NAD

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√NAD > nand[nanda] > [nand]✧ Ety/NAD

Variations

  • Nan ✧ EtyAC/NAD (Dor. Nan)
Doriathrin [Ety/NAD; EtyAC/NAD] Group: Eldamo. Published by

dôr

noun. land

A Doriathrin noun for “land” (EtyAC/NDOR) apparently from primitive ᴹ✶ndorē (Ety/NDOR). If its primitive form indeed had a short [o], then this word may be an example of how short vowels sometimes lengthened in monosyllables in Ilkorin.

Cognates

  • N. dôr “land, dwelling-place, region where certain people live” ✧ Ety/NDOR

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶ndorē “land, dwelling-place, region where certain people live” ✧ Ety/NDOR
    • ᴹ√NDOR “dwell, stay, rest, abide” ✧ Ety/NDOR

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶ndorē > dôr[ndorē] > [ndore] > [ndor] > [ndōr] > [dōr]✧ Ety/NDOR

Variations

  • Dor ✧ Ety/THŌN
Doriathrin [Ety/THŌN; EtyAC/NDOR] Group: Eldamo. Published by