Quenya 

lilta-

dance

lilta- vb. "dance" (LILT, Narqelion)

liltë

noun. dance

Cognates

  • ᴺS. lilt “dance”

Derivations

  • ᴹ√LILT “dance”
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Sindarin 

lilla-

なな¸%`C verb. dance, to dance

Sindarin [Realelvish.net] Published by

lilt

なな%1 noun. dance

Sindarin [Realelvish.net] Published by

lilt

noun. dance

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴹ√LILT “dance”
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Middle Primitive Elvish

lilt

root. dance

A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “dance” with derivative ᴹQ. lilta- of the same meaning (Ety/LILT). It is a later iteration of ᴱ√LḶTḶ “dance” from the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, with both Qenya and Gnomish derivatives like ᴱQ. lilt and G. lalt “dance” (QL/55; GL/52).

Derivatives

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Gnomish

lalt

noun. dance

Cognates

  • Eq. lilt “dance”

Derivations

Early Primitive Elvish

lḷtḷ

root. dance

Derivatives

  • ᴱ✶lḷt- “to dance”
    • Eq. lilt- “to dance” ✧ PE14/058
    • G. laltha- “to dance”
  • Eq. lilt- “to dance” ✧ QL/055
  • Eq. lilt “dance” ✧ QL/055
  • G. lalt “dance”
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Early Quenya

tantare

noun. dance

Elements

WordGloss
tanta-“to dance (tr.), dandle, wave”
-re“noun suffix”
Early Quenya [PE14/042; PE14/043; PE14/044; PE14/071; PE14/073; PE15/71] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lalta

noun. dance

lilt

noun. dance

Cognates

Derivations

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√LḶTḶ > lilt[lḷtǝ] > [lḷt] > [lilt]✧ QL/055

Variations

  • lalta ✧ PE15/71
  • Lilta ✧ VT40/08
Early Quenya [PE15/71; PME/055; QL/055; VT40/08] Group: Eldamo. Published by