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S. lotheg n. “single flower” (Category: Flower)

S. lotheg, n. “single [small] flower, *floret” (Category: Flower)

A word for a single flower in notes from the late 1960s, a singular form of loth (VT42/18). This word is sometimes necessary because loth can refer to either a single flower or a collection of flowers; see that entry for details.

Conceptual Development: The Etymologies of the 1930s had N. lhothod as a singular form of N. lhoth “flower(s)” under the root ᴹ√LOT(H) (EtyAC/LOT(H)). The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had G. lothli “floret”, perhaps a diminutive form of G. lôs “flower” (GL/54) with sl > thl.

Neo-Sindarin: Since -eg acts as both a singular suffix and a diminutive suffix, I would assume lotheg refers to single smaller flower or floret, as opposed to elloth for a larger individual flower.

Reference ✧ VT42/18 ✧ “a single flower”

Elements

loth “flower, single blossom; inflorescence, head of small flowers” ✧ VT42/18
-eg¹ “diminutive/singular ending” ✧ VT42/30

N. lhothod n. “single flower” (Category: Flower)

See S. lotheg for discussion.

Reference ✧ EtyAC/LOT(H)

Elements

lhoth “flower(s)” ✧ EtyAC/LOT(H)
#-od “singular suffix” ✧ EtyAC/LOT(H) (#-od)

G. lothli n. “floret” (Category: Flower)

See S. lotheg for discussion.

Reference ✧ GL/54 ✧ “floret”

Elements

lôs “flower”

Cognates