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S. atheg n. “[little] father; thumb” (Category: Father)

S. atheg, n. “[little] father; thumb” (Category: Father)

A play-name for thumb, as well as an affection word for “father”, in notes Elvish Hands, Fingers and Numerals from the late 1960s (VT48/6). It is a combination of the root √AT with the diminutive suffix -eg¹. Tolkien considered but rejected several alternate forms including aderig and tadeg (VT48/17 note #13).

References ✧ VT48/6, 17

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Elements

adar “father” ✧ VT48/17 (adar)
-eg¹ “diminutive/singular ending”

Cognates