Quenya 

oronta

steep

oronta adj. "steep" (LT1:256)

aiqua

steep

aiqua("q")adj. "steep" (AYAK). Not to be confused with the pronoun *aiqua "if anything, whatever" that post-Tolkien writers have extrapolated from aiquen (q.v.) on the basis of such pairs as ilquen vs. ilqua (q.v.)

Sindarin 

thall Speculative

adjective. steep, falling steeply (of river)

baradh

steep

baradh (pl. beraidh, lenited varadh).

baradh

steep

(pl. beraidh, lenited varadh).

Noldorin 

baradh

adjective. steep

Noldorin [Ety/351] Group: SINDICT. Published by

baradh

adjective. steep

Derivations

  • On. barada “steep” ✧ Ety/BARÁD
    • ᴹ✶Baradā “lofty, sublime” ✧ Ety/BARÁD
    • ᴹ√BARAD “*lofty, noble” ✧ Ety/BARÁD; Ety/BARATH
      • ᴹ√BAR “raise; uplift, save, rescue(?)” ✧ Ety/BAR

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
On. barada > baradh[barada] > [baraða] > [barað]✧ Ety/BARÁD
Noldorin [Ety/BARÁD] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Qenya 

aiqa

adjective. steep, steep, [ᴱQ.] tall; high, lofty, sublime; chief

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶aikwā “tall, steep”
    • ᴹ√AYAK “sharp, pointed”
  • ᴹ√AYAK “sharp, pointed” ✧ Ety/AYAK

Element in

Doriathrin

thall

adjective. steep, falling steeply (of river)

An adjective meaning “steep, falling steeply (of river)” derived from primitive ᴹ✶stalrā (Ety/STAL). The [[ilk|initial [s] spirantalized the following [t] to [θ] (“th”)]], and the [[mp|[lr] became [ll]]], as suggested by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Ilkorin/thall).

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶stalrā “steep, falling steeply (of river)” ✧ Ety/STAL
    • ᴹ√STAL “steep” ✧ Ety/STAL

Element in

  • Ilk. thalos “torrent” ✧ Ety/STAL

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶stalrā > thall[stalrā] > [stallā] > [stalla] > [θalla] > [θall]✧ Ety/STAL
Doriathrin [Ety/STAL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Old Noldorin 

barada

adjective. steep

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶Baradā “lofty, sublime” ✧ Ety/BARÁD
    • ᴹ√BARAD “*lofty, noble” ✧ Ety/BARÁD; Ety/BARATH
    • ᴹ√BAR “raise; uplift, save, rescue(?)” ✧ Ety/BAR

Derivatives

  • N. baradh “steep” ✧ Ety/BARÁD

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶barádā > barada[baradā] > [barada]✧ Ety/BARÁD
Old Noldorin [Ety/BARÁD] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

stal

root. steep

A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “steep” with derivatives like Ilk. thall “steep, falling steeply (of river)” and Ilk. thalos “torrent”, the latter used for the river name Ilk. Thalos (Ety/STAL). Tolkien continued to use the name S. Thalos in later versions of The Silmarillion, but the name was translated nowhere else, making its continued connection to the 1930s root uncertain.

Derivatives

  • ᴹ✶stalrā “steep, falling steeply (of river)” ✧ Ety/STAL
    • Ilk. thall “steep, falling steeply (of river)” ✧ Ety/STAL
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/STAL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

stalrā

adjective. steep, falling steeply (of river)

Derivations

  • ᴹ√STAL “steep” ✧ Ety/STAL

Derivatives

  • Ilk. thall “steep, falling steeply (of river)” ✧ Ety/STAL

Variations

  • stalrē ✧ EtyAC/STAL
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/STAL; EtyAC/STAL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

oronta

adjective. steep

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ORO “steepness, rising” ✧ LT1A/Kalormë; QL/070

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ORO¹ > oronta[orontā] > [oronta]✧ QL/070
Early Quenya [LT1A/Kalormë; PME/070; QL/070] Group: Eldamo. Published by