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| | The Past-Tense Verb in the Noldorin of the Etymologies |
 | | The weak past tense, which class includes chiefly verbs arising from derived verb-stems (that is, verb-stems formed from a root by suffixion of some derivational element, such as *‑ā, *‑tā, *‑yā, etc.), is characterized by the lack of root syllable strengthening and the suffixion of some past-tense marker, very often *‑nē. |
 | | These two main classes are neatly exemplified by the two Qenya past-tense verbs arising from the base ONO- beget in Etymologies, óne (strong) and ontane (weak), the former arising directly from the base and the latter from the derived stem onta-. |
 | | It is noteworthy, too, that the cognate noun corresponding to dravo, EN dramb, dram(m) a heavy stroke, a blow, shows derivation from the base by an apparent suffix *‑bā, with an initial stop; perhaps the stop of this form influenced this formation as well. |
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