Eldamo : Noldorin : neleg

N. neleg n. “tooth” (Category: Tooth)

N. neleg, n. “tooth” (Category: Tooth): N. #nagol “tooth”; N. naes “tooth”; G. naith “tooth”

The most common word for “tooth”, appearing in The Etymologies of the 1930s as a derivative of the root ᴹ√NELEK of the same meaning (Ety/NÉL-EK). See variant N. nêl “tooth” for further discussion.

References ✧ Ety/NÉL-EK; EtyAC/NÉL-EK; WR/106, 113

Glosses

“tooth” ✧ WR/106

Variations

neleg ✧ Ety/NÉL-EK; EtyAC/NÉL-EK; WR/106

neleg is an alternate form of nêl “tooth” ✧ EtyAC/NÉL-EK

Inflections

Nelig

plural

“teeth”

✧ WR/113

Element In

N. Neleglos “White Tooth” ✧ WR/106
N. Neleg Thilim “Gleaming Tooth” ✧ WR/106
N. Nelig Myrn “Teeth of Mordor” ✧ WR/113

Cognates

ᴹQ. nelet “tooth” ✧ Ety/NÉL-EK
ON. nele “tooth” ✧ Ety/NÉL-EK

Derivations

< ON. nele “tooth” ✧ Ety/NÉL-EK (neleki)
- < ᴹ√NELEK “tooth” ✧ Ety/NÉL-EK (NÉL-EK); Ety/NÉL-EK (NÉL-EK); PE21/56 (NÉLEK-)

Phonetic Developments

ON. neleki > neleg

[nelek] > [neleg]

✧ Ety/NÉL-EK