tampë noun "copper" (LT1:268; in LotR-style Quenya tampë is [also?] the past tense of tap- "stop, block")
Quenya
tambë
copper
tampë
copper
pet-
knock, strike
#pet- vb. "knock, strike" (cited as "pete", perhaps with a suffixed stem-vowel); pa.t. pentë given. (QL:73)
urus
copper
urus (urust-) noun "copper" (VT41:10)
urus
noun. copper
Cognates
Derivations
- √RUS “brownish red” ✧ VT41/10
Element in
- Q. calarus “polished copper” ✧ VT41/10
- Q. lairus “verdigris” ✧ VT41/10
- ᴺQ. urusta “of copper”
- ᴺQ. urustamitta “copper-piece”
- ᴺQ. urustan “copper-smith”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √(u)rus > urus [urusto] > [urust] > [urus] ✧ VT41/10
tambë (2) noun "copper" (LT1:250; this is "Qenya"; see urus for a later word for "copper")