ceven
/'ke.ven/ ez4z@
noun
earth, element, dirt, soil; Earth, the world
plural cevin
Attested in writing
Etymology
Root: √KEM
"soil, earth"
Primitive Eldarin: ✶kemen
Cognates
| quenya | cemen |
References
Sources: VT44/27
Notes
In this word, the rule that removes the final "-n" from words did not seem to apply, suggesting that either this word has a different origin like "kemenē" or it's a back-formation from some inflected form. Prefer to use "amar" to refer to the whole world.