(i banas, o phanas, pl. penais (i phenais), coll. pl. panassath.
Quenya
talan
floor, base, ground
talan
floor, base, ground
panas
talam
(i banas, o phanas, pl. penais (i phenais), coll. pl. panassath.
talaf
floor
1) talaf (i dalaf, o thalaf) (ground), pl. telaif (i thelaif); coll. pl. talavath. The ”Noldorin” plural form listed in LR:390 s.v.
talaf
floor
(i dalaf, o thalaf) (ground), pl. telaif (i thelaif); coll. pl. talavath. The ”Noldorin” plural form listed in LR:390 s.v.
panas
noun. floor
panas
noun. floor
A noun for “floor” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, an elaboration of N. pân “plank” under the root ᴹ√PAN (Ety/PAN). As such, it likely refers to a constructed floor made of wood or other materials.
Conceptual Development: The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had G. blath “a floor” (GL/23), probably derived from the early root ᴱ√PALA having to do with flat things as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Palúrien).
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blath
noun. floor
Derivations
- ᴱ√PALA “flatness” ✧ LT1A/Palúrien
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√PALA > blath [balatt] > [blatt] > [blaθθ] > [blaθ] ✧ LT1A/Palúrien
talan (talam-, e.g. pl. talami) noun "floor, base, ground" (TALAM)