ulo
noun. rain
ulo
noun. rain
Changes
ulla→ ulo “rain” ✧ PE22/167Derivations
- √UL “pour (out), flow, pour (out), flow, [ᴱ√] flow fast”
Element in
Variations
- ulla ✧ PE22/167 (
ulla)
ross
noun. rain
eilia
rain
(vb.) eilia-, impersonal 3rd singular uil "it rains". (In ”Noldorin”, the impersonal form was "oeil" = öil, later eil.)
eilia
rain
impersonal 3rd singular uil "it rains". (In ”Noldorin”, the impersonal form was "oeil" = öil, later eil.)
ross
rain
ross (construct ros) (foam, dew, spray [of fall or fountain]), pl. ryss (idh ryss). (Letters:282) Note: homophones mean ”reddish, russet, copper-coloured, red-haired” and also ”polished metal, glitter”.
ross
rain
(construct ros) (foam, dew, spray [of fall or fountain]), pl. ryss (idh ryss). (Letters:282) Note: homophones mean ”reddish, russet, copper-coloured, red-haired” and also ”polished metal, glitter”.
rhoss
noun. rain
rhoss
noun. rain
Cognates
- ᴹQ. rosse “fine rain, dew” ✧ Ety/ROS¹
Derivations
- ᴹ√ROS “distil, drip” ✧ Ety/ROS¹
Element in
- N. Cair Andros
- N. Cairros “*Ship-foam”
- N. Men Falros “*Place of Splashing Foam”
- N. Celebros “Silver Foam, Silver Rain” ✧ Ety/ROS¹
- N. Elros “Star-foam”
- N. Rauros “Rush-rain, Roar-rain”
- N. Rhosfein “*White Rain”
- N. Silivros “Glimmering Rain” ✧ Ety/ROS¹
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√ROS¹ > rhoss [rosse] > [ross] > [r̥oss] ✧ Ety/ROS¹ Variations
- rhoss ✧ Ety/ROS¹
Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!
nigor
noun. rain, rainy weather
An archaic word for “rain, rainy weather” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, likely related to nearby words G. nictha “it is raining, hailing, is snowing” and G. nib “snowflake” (GL/60), hence probably derived from the early root ᴱ√NIQI (QL/60), perhaps from ✱nikʷr-.
Derivations
- ᴱ√NIQI “white”
Element in
- G. nigwin “rainy”
noss
noun. rain
Changes
nôs→ noss ✧ GL/61Derivations
- ᴱ√NOSO “*damp, wet”
Variations
- noss ✧ GL/61
- noth ✧ GL/61
- nôs ✧ GL/61 (
nôs)
noth
noun. rain
uch
noun. rain
A noun for “rain” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s derived from primitive ᴱ✶ukko (GL/74), probably based on the early root ᴱ√UQU “wet” which had derivatives like ᴱQ. ukku “rainbow” (QL/98).
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ✶ukko > uch [ukko] > [ukk] > [uxx] > [ux] ✧ GL/74
ukko
noun. rain
Derivations
- ᴱ√UQU “wet”
Derivatives
- G. uch “rain” ✧ GL/74
uqis
noun. rain
úqil
noun. rain
Cognates
- G. ubri “rainfall, rain”
Derivations
- ᴱ√UQU “wet” ✧ QL/098
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√UQU > uqist- [ukʷist] > [ukʷis] ✧ QL/098 Variations
- uqist- ✧ QL/098
- ūqil ✧ QL/098
A noun for “rain” in Late Notes on Verbs from 1969 given as {ulla >>} ulo in the phrase ulo úva “rain (unwelcome) is coming”, clearly related to the impersonal verb ul- “to rain” appearing in its future form on the same page: uluva “it will rain” (PE22/167).
Conceptual Development: In the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, the noun for “rain” was ᴱQ. úqil, likewise related to the contemporaneous verb ᴱQ. uqin “it rains” (QL/98).