Eldamo : Neo-Quenya : nauta-³

ᴺQ. [ᴱQ.] ^nauta-³ v. “to suspect, ⚠️guess” (Category: Guess, Suppose)

ᴺQ. [ᴱQ.] ^nauta-³, v. “to suspect, ⚠️guess” [created by Luinyelle] (Category: Guess, Suppose)

A neologism for “suspect” coined by Luinyelle and posted on 2026-04-18 in the Vinyë Lambengolmor Discord Server (VLDS) based on hypothetical root *√NAW “suspect, guess” as a variant of NOW “form idea”; see nausta for further discussion.

Derivations

< ᴹ√NOW “think, form idea, imagine”

ᴱQ. nauta- v. “to guess” (Category: Guess, Suppose)

References ✧ QL/65

Glosses

“guess” ✧ QL/65

Variations

nauta- ✧ QL/65

Inflections

nāve

past

✧ QL/65

Derivations

< ᴱ√NAVA “suspect, guess, have an inkling of” ✧ QL/64

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√NAVA > nauta-

[naβta-] > [nauta-]

✧ QL/65