✶lambē n. “tongue, language, dialect”

✶lambē n. “tongue, language, dialect”

References ✧ PE17/126; VT39/15; WJ/394

Glosses

• “language” ✧ WJ/394
• “tongue” ✧ VT39/15
• “tongue, language, dialect” ✧ PE17/126

Related

• lambē “tongue” is not in origin connected with lam “sound” ✧ VT39/15

Derivations

• < √LAB “lick, move the tongue” ✧ VT39/15
• < ✶labmē “*language” ✧ WJ/416 (lab-mē)

Derivatives

• > Q. lambë “language, tongue, dialect” ✧ PE17/126; VT39/15; WJ/394
  • ⇒ 13 compounds
• > S. lam¹ “(physical) tongue; language” ✧ VT39/15; WJ/394
  • ⇒ 5 compounds
• > T. lambë “language” ✧ WJ/394
  • ⇒ T. Goldolambë “Quenya”
  • ⇒ T. Lindalambë “Telerin (Language)”

Phonetic Developments

✶lab-mē > lambē

[labmē] > [lambē]

✧ WJ/394

ᴹ✶lambe n.

References ✧ Ety/ÑGAL; PE21/9

Variations

• lambe ✧ Ety/ÑGAL
• lamƀĭ- ✧ PE21/9

Related

• ngalámbe “barbarous speech” was influenced by lambe ✧ Ety/ÑGAL

Inflections

lamƀı̯o

genitive

✧ PE21/9

Derivations

• < ᴹ√LAB “lick” ✧ Ety/ÑGAL

Derivatives

• > ᴹQ. lambe “language, tongue” ✧ PE21/9; PE21/9
  • ⇒ ᴹQ. Korolambe “Tongue of Kôr”
  • ⇒ ᴹQ. Parmalambe “Book-tongue”
• > N. lham(b) “tongue”
  • ⇒ N. Lamben “Tongue”
  • ⇒ N. Lhammas “Account of Tongues, Linguistic History”
    • ⇒ N. Lammasethen “Shorter Account of the Elvish Tongues” ✧ WJI/Lammas
  • ⇒ N. Lhamthanc “Forked Tongue”