lussa-
to whisper
lussë
whispering sound
lussë noun "a whispering sound" (SLUS/SRUS). Since Tolkien eventually decided that roots in sl- yield Quenya words in hl- (though this was pronounced l- in late Exilic Quenya), it may be that the spelling *hlussë is to be preferred.
hlussa-
verb. to whisper
Cognates
- ᴺS. lhossa- “to whisper, rustle”
Derivations
- ᴹ√SLUS “whisper”
hlussë
noun. whispering sound, *whisper
Cognates
- ᴺS. lhoss
Derivations
- ᴹ√SLUS “whisper”
lhoss
noun. whisper or rustling sound
rhoss
noun. whisper or rustling sound
lhoss
whisper
(?i thloss or ?i loss [the lenition product of lh is uncertain], construct lhos), pl. lhyss (?i lyss). – Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” thloss, floss.
lhoss
whisper
(noun) (also = ”rustling sound”) *lhoss (?i thloss or ?i loss [the lenition product of lh is uncertain],_ _construct lhos), pl. lhyss (?i lyss). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” thloss, floss.
rhoss
whisper
(?i thross or ?i ross* – the lenition product of **rh***- is uncertain; construct rhos) (rustling sound), pl. rhyss (?idh ryss). – Suggested S form of ”N” thross**.
rhoss
whisper
(noun) *rhoss (?i thross or ?i ross_ _ the lenition product of rh- is uncertain; construct rhos) (rustling sound), pl. rhyss (?idh ryss). Suggested S form of ”N” thross.
lhossa-
verb. to whisper, rustle
Cognates
- ᴺQ. hlussa- “to whisper”
Derivations
- ᴹ√SLUS “whisper”
floss
noun. whisper or rustling sound
thloss
noun. whisper or rustling sound
thross
noun. whisper or rustling sound
lhoss
noun. wilderness
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lussa-
verb. to whisper
Derivations
- ᴹ√SLUS “whisper” ✧ Ety/SLUS
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√SLUS > lussa- [slussa-] > [l̥ussa-] > [lussa-] ✧ Ety/SLUS
lusse
noun. whispering sound
Cognates
Derivations
- ᴹ√SLUS “whisper” ✧ Ety/SLUS
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√SLUS > lusse [slusse] > [l̥usse] > [lusse] ✧ Ety/SLUS
slus
root. whisper
A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s with variants ᴹ√SLUS and ᴹ√SRUS; it was glossed “whisper” with derivatives like ᴹQ. lussa- “to whisper” and ᴹQ. lusse/N. thloss/floss “whispering sound” (Ety/SLUS). The only sign of ᴹ√SRUS was the variant form N. thross of N. thloss/floss.
Derivatives
Variations
- SRUS ✧ Ety/SLUS
srus
root. whisper
cwithri
noun. whisper
rui
noun. whisper
Element in
- G. ruitha- “to whisper, rustle” ✧ GL/66; LT1A/Rúmil
cwitha-
verb. to murmur, whisper
Cognates
- Eq. qisi- “to whisper”
Derivations
- ᴱ√QISI “*whisper”
Element in
- G. cwithri “whisper” ✧ GL/29
- G. cwithwiros “poplar” ✧ GL/29
Variations
- cwithra- ✧ GL/29
cwithra-
verb. to murmur, whisper
ruitha-
verb. to whisper, rustle
Variations
- ruitha ✧ LT1A/Rúmil
pis-
verb. to whisper
Derivations
Variations
- pis ✧ PE13/152
qisi
root. *whisper
An unglossed root in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with variants ᴱ√QISI and {ᴱ√QIŘI >>} ᴱ√QIRI having derivatives like ᴱQ. qisi- “whisper” and ᴱQ. qiri- “murmur”, perhaps the meaning of the base roots (QL/76-77). The roots also seem have derivatives in the contemporaneous Gnomish Lexicon such as G. cwist “secret”, G. cwitha- “murmur, whisper”, and G. cwira- “rustle” (GL/29). The last indication of this root seems to be ᴱN. pis- “whisper” < ᴱ✶kwissa- in Early Noldorin Word-lists from the 1920s (PE13/152).
Changes
QIŘI→ QIRI ✧ QL/077Derivatives
Variations
- QIRI ✧ QL/077
- QIŘI ✧ QL/078 (
QIŘI)
qisi-
verb. to whisper
Changes
qisi-/qiri-→ qīni- “speak soft, whisper” ✧ QL/077Cognates
- G. cwitha- “to murmur, whisper”
Derivations
- ᴱ√QISI “*whisper” ✧ QL/077
Element in
- Eq. qisqiri- “to rustle, murmur” ✧ QL/077
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√QISI > qisi- [kʷisi-] ✧ QL/077 Variations
- qisi-/qiri- ✧ QL/077 (
qisi-/qiri-)
qiri-
verb. to murmur
Cognates
- G. cwira- “to rustle”
Derivations
- ᴱ√QISI “*whisper” ✧ QL/077
Element in
- Eq. qirqirinde “murmuring” ✧ QL/078
- Eq. qisqiri- “to rustle, murmur” ✧ QL/078
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√QIRI > qiri- [kʷiri-] ✧ QL/077 Variations
- qiri- ✧ QL/078
navillo
noun. whisper, hint, suspicion, rumour, malicious comment, innuendo
Derivations
- ᴱ√NAVA “suspect, guess, have an inkling of” ✧ QL/064
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√NAVA > navillo [naβillō] > [naβillo] > [navillo] ✧ QL/064
lussa- vb. "to whisper" (SLUS/SRUS). Since Tolkien eventually decided that roots in sl- yield Quenya words in hl- (though this was pronounced l- in late Exilic Quenya), it may be that the spelling *hlussa- is to be preferred.