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Gnomish

ô

noun. the sea

A word for “the sea” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, derived from primitive ᴱ✶ou̯a and probably based on the early root ᴱ√’O’O (GL/61; QL/70).

Cognates

  • Eq. ua “the sea” ✧ GL/61
  • Eq. Ô “The Sea, Ocean”

Derivations

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶ou̯a > ô[oua] > [ōa] > [ō]✧ GL/61

rôs

place name. the Sea

Cognates

  • Eq. Rása “The Sea” ✧ GL/65; LT2A/Rôs

Variations

  • Rôs¹ ✧ GL/65
Gnomish [GL/65; LT2A/Rôs; LT2I/Rôs] Group: Eldamo. Published by

o

preposition. from

a

preposition. from

Cognates

  • Eq. ô “from” ✧ GL/17

Derivations

Element in

Variations

  • a ✧ GG/11
  • a(n·) ✧ GL/17
  • o ✧ PE13/115
Gnomish [GG/11; GL/17; PE13/115] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mu

preposition. from

Variations

  • mu ✧ GL/58

to

proper name. To

Cognates

  • Eq. Tombo “Gong (of the Children)” ✧ PE15/07