ON. dîr n. “adult male, man (elf/mortal/other speaking race)”

ON. dîr n. “adult male, man (elf/mortal/other speaking race)”

References ✧ Ety/DER, NĪ¹; EtyAC/NDIS, NĪ¹, NIS

Glosses

• “adult male, man (elf/mortal/other speaking race)” ✧ Ety/DER

Variations

• dîr ✧ Ety/DER
• dīr ✧ Ety/NĪ¹; EtyAC/NDIS
• dīr/dair ✧ EtyAC/NIS

Related

• N. dî “woman” was influenced by dîr “adult male, man (elf/mortal/other speaking race)” ✧ Ety/DER
• N. dī “bride, lady” was influenced by dīr ✧ Ety/NĪ¹
• dī under influence of dīr ✧ EtyAC/NDIS
• nî/dī with d- after dīr/dair ✧ EtyAC/NIS

Changes

• dîr »» dīr ✧ EtyAC/NĪ¹

Element In

• ON. Dirghel ✧ Ety/DER

Cognates

• ᴹQ. nér “man, adult male (of any kindred: elf, human or dwarf)” ✧ Ety/DER
• N. †dîr “man, adult male; agental suffix” ✧ Ety/DER

Derivations

• < ᴹ√(N)DER “adult male, man; bridegroom” ✧ Ety/DER (DER); Ety/NĪ¹ (DER)

Derivatives

• > N. †dîr “man, adult male; agental suffix” ✧ Ety/DER
  • ⇒ 12 compounds

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√DER > dîr

[dēr] > [dīr]

✧ Ety/DER