Eldamo : Quenya : láta

Q. láta adj. “open (not closed)” (Category: to Open)

Q. láta, adj. “open (not closed)” (Category: to Open): ᴱQ. aptë “open”

An adjective meaning “open” (= not closed) appearing in the Ósanwe-kenta essay from 1959-60 (VT39/23) and associated etymological notes, where it was derived from √LAT “open, unenclosed, free to entry” (VT41/5; PE17/159).

References ✧ PE17/159; VT39/23; VT41/5

Glosses

“open” ✧ VT39/23
“open, not closed” ✧ PE17/159 (lāta); VT41/5

Variations

láta ✧ VT39/23; VT41/5
lāta ✧ PE17/159

Element In

ᴺQ. !látacar “pub, public house, (lit.) open-house”
Q. látie “openness” ✧ VT39/23

Derivations

< √LAT¹ “open, unenclosed, free to entry; low, lowlying, at ground level” ✧ PE17/159; VT41/5

Phonetic Developments

√LAT > lāta	[lāta]	✧ PE17/159
√lat > láta	[lāta]	✧ VT41/5