falasta- vb. "to foam", participle falastala "foaming, surging" in Markirya
Quenya
wingë
foam, crest of wave, crest
falasta-
to foam
fallë
foam
fallë noun "foam" (PHAL/PHÁLAS)
winga
foam, spray
winga noun "foam, spray" (Markirya). Also wingë.
Sindarin
hross
noun. foam
n. foam. >> ross
ross
noun. foam
n. foam. >> hross
ross
foam
(construct ros) (rain, dew, spray [of fall or fountain]), pl. ryss (idh ryss) (Letters:282). Note: homophones mean ”reddish, russet, copper-coloured, red-haired” and also ”polished metal, glitter”
falf
foam
(breaker), pl. felf, coll. pl. falvath
faltha
foam
(i faltha, i falthar)
faltha
foam
(verb) faltha- (i faltha, i falthar)
gwing
foam
(i ’wing) (spindrift, spume, spray blown off wave-tops), no distinct pl. form except with article (in gwing)
gwing
foam
1) gwing (i **wing) (spindrift, spume, spray blown off wave-tops), no distinct pl. form except with article (in gwing), 2) ross (construct ros) (rain, dew, spray [of fall or fountain]), pl. ryss (idh ryss) (Letters:282). Note: homophones mean ”reddish, russet, copper-coloured, red-haired” and also ”polished metal, glitter”, 3) falf (breaker), pl. felf, coll. pl. falvath**
Adûnaic
rôth
noun. foam, white crest of waves
An element appearing in the name Rothinzil “Foam-flower”, attested in later writings (1968) as roth (PM/369, 376). This later form is incompatible with the earlier phonetic rules of Lowdham’s Report from the 1940s, which allowed only long [ō] in Adûnaic words. If this word were used in the phonetic context of Lowdham’s Report (Middle Adûnaic), it should be rôth, and in these earlier texts, the Adûnaic name of Eärendi’s ship was Rôthinzil with a long ô (SD/360). Even in later writings, Tolkien lists róþ ([rōθ] = rôth) as one of its possible forms (PM/369). See the entry on conceptual-changes-in-late-Adûnaic for further discussion.
Derivations
- √Ad. RUTH “scar, score, furrow” ✧ PM/376
Element in
Variations
- roth/róþ ✧ PM/369
- roth ✧ PM/376
Noldorin
falf
noun. foam, breaker
faltha-
verb. to foam
Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!
Edain
rôs
noun. foam, white crest of waves
Element in
- S. Elros “Star-foam” ✧ PM/369
Qenya
falle
noun. foam
A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “foam” derived from the root ᴹ√PHAL of the same meaning (Ety/PHAL).
Derivations
- ᴹ√PHAL “foam” ✧ Ety/PHAL
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√PHAL/PHÁLAS > falle [pʰalle] > [ɸalle] > [falle] ✧ Ety/PHAL
Middle Primitive Elvish
phal
root. foam
Derivatives
- ᴹQ. falasse “beach” ✧ Ety/PHAL
- ᴹQ. falle “foam” ✧ Ety/PHAL
- ᴹQ. falma “(crested) wave” ✧ Ety/PHAL
- ᴹQ. falmar(in) “sea-spirit, nymph, sea-spirit, nymph, [ᴱQ.] sea-fay (male), spirit of the sea foam” ✧ Ety/PHAL
- N. falas “beach, shore” ✧ Ety/PHAL
- N. falf “foam, breaker, foam, breaker, [G.] wave” ✧ Ety/PHAL
- On. phalsa- “to foam” ✧ Ety/PHAL
- N. faltha- “to foam” ✧ Ety/PHAL
Element in
- ᴹQ. Falanyel “*Beach Singer” ✧ Ety/PHAL
- N. Men Falros “*Place of Splashing Foam”
- ᴹT. Fallinel “Teleri” ✧ Ety/NYEL; Ety/PHAL
Variations
- PHAL/PHÁLAS ✧ Ety/PHAL; Ety/SPAL
- PHAL/PHALAS ✧ EtyAC/SPAL
Gnomish
osp(a)
noun. foam
A noun “foam” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s with variants osp and ospa (GL/63), probably derived from the root ᴱ√Palas (QL/72).
Derivations
- ᴱ√PALAS “*foam, splash”
Element in
Variations
- osp ✧ GL/63
- ospa ✧ GL/63
Early Quenya
hoiye
noun. foam
A noun in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s glossed “foam” (PE16/136). Its etymology is unclear.
uilosse
noun. foam
A (rejected) noun in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s glossed “foam” (PE16/139). Its etymology is unclear.
falmo
noun. foam
Derivations
- ᴱ√FALA “*foam, wave” ✧ LT1A/Falman; QL/037
Element in
- Eq. falmarin “sea-fay (male), spirit of the sea foam” ✧ LT1A/Falman
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√FALA > falmo [ɸalmō] > [ɸalmo] > [falmo] ✧ QL/037 Variations
- falma ✧ LT1A/Falman
wingë noun "foam, crest of wave, crest" (WIG); "foam, spindrift" (LT1:273). In the pre-classical Tengwar system presupposed in the Etymologies, wingë was also the name of tengwa #24, which letter Tolkien would later call wilya > vilya instead. - Also winga (so in Markirya).