4.73 Pregnant
- Q. colbanavië n. “gestation, *(lit.) womb-being”
- A noun for “gestation” in notes on Elvish life cycles from 1959, appearing in the form colbamarië and colbanavië (NM/91, 120). The initial element is colba in both cases, which might mean “womb” based on the root √KOL “bear, carry”. The final elements are marië (perhaps = “dwelling”) and navië (probably = “being”), so the literal meanings may be “*womb-dwelling” and “*womb-being”.
- G. gaiw adj. “pregnant”
- An adjective appearing as G. {gaib >>} gaiw “pregnant” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/37), derived from primitive ᴱ✶gīwă with the Gnomish sound change of ī > ai (GG/14).
Neo-Sindarin: I would adapt this word as ᴺS. gaew “pregnant” representing the Sindarin sound change of ai > ae, derived from the Neo-Root ᴺ√GIW having to do with pregnancy. In Tolkien’s later conception of the languages, its primitive form would need to be *gaiwa, the result of a-fortification of the root: compare [N.] maew “gull” derived from the root ᴹ√MIW (Ety/MIW).
- G. gioth n. “germ, foetus, embryon”
- A noun appearing as G. gioth or giwth “germ, foetus, embryon” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s derived from the early root ᴱ√giu̯i [GIWI] which was the basis for a number of words having to do with pregnancy (GL/39), where iu to io as usual in Gnomish.
Neo-Sindarin: I would adapt this word into Neo-Sindarin as ᴺS. gŷth, using the later sound change whereby iu > ȳ.
- G. giothrin adj. “embryonic”
- A word appearing as G. giothrin “embryonic” in the Gnomish Lexicon, an adjectival form of G. gioth “embryo” from the early root ᴱ√giu̯i (GL/39).
Neo-Sindarin: I would update this word to Neo-Sindarin ᴺS. gythren, adjectival form of updated ᴺS. gŷth, based the later sound change whereby iu > ȳ.
4.732 to Conceive
- G. giol adj. “fecund; conceiving, having conceived, just pregnant”
- An adjective in the Gnomish Lexicon with variant forms G. giol, giwol, and giwl as well as glosses “fecund; conceiving, having conceived, just pregnant”, a derivative of the early root ᴱ√giu̯i having to do with pregnancy (GL/39). It demonstrated the Gnomish sound change of iu to io.
Neo-Sindarin: I would adapt this word as ᴺS. gŷl “fecund; having conceived” based on the Neo-Root ᴺ√GIW, since in Sindarin the sound change was iu > ȳ.
- G. giothra- v. “to germinate, be conceived”
- A word appearing as G. giothra- “germinate, be conceived” in the Gnomish Lexicon, a verb form of G. gioth “embryo” from the early root ᴱ√giu̯i (GL/39).
Neo-Sindarin: I would update this word to Neo-Sindarin ᴺS. gythra-, verb form of updated ᴺS. gŷth, based the later sound change whereby iu > ȳ.
- G. ivrin adj. “fertile”
- An adjective appearing as G. ivrin “fertile” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s related to G. gav- “produce, bear fruit” (GL/52), derived from the early root ᴱ√ẎAVA (QL/105).
Neo-Sindarin: I would update this word to ᴺS. iavren “fertile” based on the later form of the root ᴹ√YAB (Ety/YAB). Based on its etymology, I would apply this word to both fertile fields as well as fertile people.
- G. uivrin adj. “barren”
- An adjective appearing as G. uivrin “barren” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed, the negated form of G. ivrin “fertile” (GL/46, 74). It had a variant form G. gwivrin “barren” where with the “ui- being replaced by analogy” (GL/46).
Neo-Sindarin: I would update this word to ᴺS. aliavren “barren” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin, based on the updated word ᴺS. iavren “fertile”.