9.68 Lead
- ᴱQ. kanu n. “lead [metal]”
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A word appearing as ᴱQ. kanu “lead” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√KANA (QL/44). It was also identified as the source of the k in the name of the magical metal ᴱQ. Tilkal (LT1/100).
Neo-Quenya: I retain ᴺQ. canu “lead [metal]” for purposes of Neo-Quenya as there are no better alternatives in Tolkien’s later writings.
- ᴱQ. kanuina adj. “of lead”
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A word appearing as ᴱQ. kanuina “of lead”, an adjectival form of ᴱQ. kanu “lead” (QL/44).
Neo-Quenya: Since I retain ᴺQ. canu “lead [metal]” for purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would retain ᴺQ. canuina “of lead” as well.
- ᴱQ. kanuva adj. “leaden”
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A word appearing as ᴱQ. kanuva “leaden”, an adjectival form of ᴱQ. kanu “lead” (QL/44).
Neo-Quenya: Since I retain ᴺQ. canu “lead [metal]” for purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would retain ᴺQ. canuva “leaden” as well.
9.69 Tin, Tin-Plate
- ᴱQ. latúken n. “tin”
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A word appearing as ᴱQ. latúken “tin” in the Qenya Lexicon and Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (QL/51; PME/51). It was also identified as the source of the first l in the name of the magical metal ᴱQ. Tilkal (LT1/100).
Neo-Quenya: I retain ᴺQ. latúcen “tin [metal]” for purposes of Neo-Quenya as there are no better alternatives in Tolkien’s later writings.
- ᴱQ. latukenda adj. “of tin”
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A word appearing as ᴱQ. latukenda “of tin”, an adjectival form of Q. latúken “tin” (QL/51).
Neo-Quenya: Since I retain ᴺQ. latúcen “tin [metal]” for purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would retain ᴺQ. latucenda “of tin” as well.
- G. ladog n. “tin [metal]”
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The metal G. ladog was mentioned in passing in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s under the entry G. giltha “white metal” (GL/38). It is clearly the cognate of ᴱQ. latúken “tin” as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Tilkal).
Neo-Sindarin: I retained ᴺS. ladog “tin” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin as there are no other alternatives in Tolkien’s later writings.