Eldamo : Neo-Sindarin : gant

ᴺS. [G.] gant adj. and adv. “larger, greater, more, (lit.) increased” (Category: More)

ᴺS. [G.] gant, adj. and adv. “larger, greater, more, (lit.) increased” (Category: More): G. ga- “very, more”; G. gaid “more”

See G. gant for discussion.

Derivations

< ^ᴺ√GYANTA “*(en)large, increase”

G. gant adj. “larger, greater, more, (lit.) increased” (Category: More)

The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had G. gant “larger, greater, more” or more literally “increased”, along with related adverb G. gantha “more”, both derived from the early root ᴱ√yṇt (GL/37). These were the basis for the early superlative suffixes -iant(ha) or -iont(ha), and were the opposite of diminutive inthi “less” (GL/51).

Neo-Sindarin: I would retain ᴺS. gant “larger, greater, more, (lit.) increased” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin, based on the Neo-Root ᴺ√GYANTA.

References ✧ GL/37

Glosses

“(lit. increased), larger, greater, more” ✧ GL/37

gant “(lit. increased), larger, greater, more” opposite of inthi ✧ GL/37
gant “(lit. increased), larger, greater, more” cp. suffixed forms -iant ✧ GL/37

Element In

G. ganthan “waxen, grown big, grown up, adult, [originally?] large” ✧ GL/37
G. -iont(ha) “*superlative” ✧ GL/37 (-iant)

Cognates

ᴱQ. yanta¹ “large”

Derivations

< ᴱ√YṆTṆ “*(en)large, increase” ✧ GL/37 (yṇt)

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√yṇt > gant

[jṇ̄ta] > [janta] > [ganta] > [gant] > [ganθ] > [gant]

✧ GL/37

G. gantha adv. “more” (Category: More)

See G. gant for discussion.

Reference ✧ GL/37 ✧ “more”

gantha “more” cp. iontha ✧ GL/37

Element In

G. -iont(ha) “*superlative” ✧ GL/37 (iontha)

Cognates

ᴱQ. yanta- “to add to, enlarge, increase, augment” ✧ GL/37

Derivations

< ᴱ√YṆTṆ “*(en)large, increase” ✧ GL/37 (yṇt)

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√yṇt > gantha

[jṇ̄tā] > [jantā] > [gantā] > [ganta] > [ganθa]

✧ GL/37