Quenya 

quentaro

narrator

quentaro ("q")noun "narrator" (KWET)

quentaro

noun. speaker

speaker, reciter, minstrel

Quenya [PE 18:50, 51 PE 19:40] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

quentaro

noun. speaker, reciter, speaker, reciter; [ᴹQ.] narrator, minstrel

Cognates

  • S. pethron “speaker, reciter, speaker, reciter, [N.] narrator, minstrel” ✧ PE18/100

Derivations

  • kwentrō “speaker, reciter, narrator, minstrel” ✧ PE18/100; PE19/083
    • KWET “say, speak, utter words” ✧ PE18/100; PE19/083
    • KWE “vocal speech” ✧ WJ/392

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
kwentrō > quentaro[kwentrō] > [kwentarō] > [kwentaro]✧ PE18/100
kwentrō > quentaro[kwentrō] > [kwentarō] > [kwentaro]✧ PE19/083
Quenya [PE18/100; PE19/083] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Sindarin 

pethron

noun. speaker, reciter, speaker, reciter, [N.] narrator, minstrel

Cognates

  • Q. quentaro “speaker, reciter, speaker, reciter; [ᴹQ.] narrator, minstrel” ✧ PE18/100

Derivations

  • kwentrō “speaker, reciter, narrator, minstrel” ✧ PE18/100
    • KWET “say, speak, utter words” ✧ PE18/100; PE19/083
    • KWE “vocal speech” ✧ WJ/392

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
kwentrō > pentro > pethro-n[kwentrō] > [pentrō] > [pentro] > [pentʰro] > [penθro] > [penθrondo] > [penθrond] > [peθrond] > [peθronn] > [peθron]✧ PE18/100

Variations

  • pethro-n ✧ PE18/100 (Ln. pethro-n)
Sindarin [PE18/100] Group: Eldamo. Published by

pethron

narrator

pethron (i bethron, o phethron), pl. pethryn (i phethryn), coll. pl. pethronnath

pethron

narrator

(i bethron, o phethron), pl. pethryn (i phethryn), coll. pl. pethronnath

Telerin 

pentro

noun. reciter

reciter, minstrel

Telerin [PE 18:50] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

Noldorin 

pethron

noun. narrator

Noldorin [Ety/366] Group: SINDICT. Published by

pethron

noun. reciter

reciter, minstrel, speaker

Noldorin [PE 18:50 PE 18:100] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

pethron

noun. narrator, reciter, minstrel

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. qentaro “narrator, reciter, minstrel” ✧ Ety/KWET
  • ᴹT. pentro “reciter, minstrel” ✧ PE18/050

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶kwentrō “narrator, reciter, minstrel” ✧ Ety/KWET
    • ᴹ√KWET “say” ✧ Ety/KWET; PE18/050; PE19/040
  • On. pentro “reciter, minstrel” ✧ PE18/050
    • ᴹ✶kwentrō “narrator, reciter, minstrel” ✧ PE18/050
    • ᴹ√KWET “say” ✧ Ety/KWET; PE18/050; PE19/040

Elements

WordGloss
peth“word”
-(r)on“agental suffix”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶kwentrō > pethron[kwentrō] > [pentrō] > [pentro] > [pentʰro] > [penθro] > [penθrondo] > [penθrond] > [peθrond] > [peθronn] > [peθron]✧ Ety/KWET
Noldorin [Ety/KWET; PE18/050] Group: Eldamo. Published by

pentro

noun. reciter

ON. reciter, minstrel, speaker

Noldorin [PE 18:50 PE 18:100] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

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Qenya 

qentaro

noun. narrator, reciter, minstrel

Cognates

  • N. pethron “narrator, reciter, minstrel” ✧ Ety/KWET
  • Ilk. cwindor “narrator” ✧ Ety/KWET
  • ᴹT. pentro “reciter, minstrel” ✧ PE18/050

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶kwentrō “narrator, reciter, minstrel” ✧ Ety/KWET; PE18/050; PE19/040
    • ᴹ√KWET “say” ✧ Ety/KWET; PE18/050; PE19/040

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶kwentrō > qentaro[kwentrō] > [kwentarō] > [kwentaro]✧ Ety/KWET
ᴹ✶kwe-n-trō > qentaro[kwentrō] > [kwentarō] > [kwentaro]✧ PE18/050
ᴹ✶kwentrō > quentaro[kwentrō] > [kwentarō] > [kwentaro]✧ PE19/040

Variations

  • quentaro ✧ PE19/040
Qenya [Ety/KWET; PE18/051; PE19/040] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Doriathrin

cwindor

noun. narrator

A Doriathrin noun meaning “narrator” derived from primitive ᴹ✶kwentrō (Ety/KWET). This word underwent several notable phonetic changes: first the voiceless stop was voiced after the nasal ([nt] > [nd]), after which [[ilk|[e] became [i] before the [nd]]] ([end] > [ind]) and finally an [[ilk|[o] developed between the consonant and the final [r]]] ([-dr] > [-dor]). These changes were all noted by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Doriathrin/cwindor).

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. qentaro “narrator, reciter, minstrel” ✧ Ety/KWET

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶kwentrō “narrator, reciter, minstrel” ✧ Ety/KWET
    • ᴹ√KWET “say” ✧ Ety/KWET; PE18/050; PE19/040

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶kwentrō > cwindor[kwentrō] > [kwentro] > [kwendro] > [kwindro] > [kwindr] > [kwindor]✧ Ety/KWET
Doriathrin [Ety/KWET] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

kwentrō

noun. narrator, reciter, minstrel

Derivations

  • ᴹ√KWET “say” ✧ Ety/KWET; PE18/050; PE19/040

Derivatives

  • Ilk. cwindor “narrator” ✧ Ety/KWET
  • ᴹQ. qenso “minstrel” ✧ PE19/040
  • ᴹQ. qentaro “narrator, reciter, minstrel” ✧ Ety/KWET; PE18/050; PE19/040
  • N. pethron “narrator, reciter, minstrel” ✧ Ety/KWET
  • On. pentro “reciter, minstrel” ✧ PE18/050
    • N. pethron “narrator, reciter, minstrel” ✧ PE18/050
  • ᴹT. pentro “reciter, minstrel” ✧ PE18/050

Variations

  • kwentro ✧ EtyAC/KWET
  • kwe-n-trō ✧ PE18/050
  • kwentso ✧ PE19/040
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/KWET; EtyAC/KWET; PE18/050; PE19/040] Group: Eldamo. Published by