hlonítë

adj. "phonetic", only attested in the pl. in the phrase hloníti tengwi "phonetic signs" sg. \#hlonítë tengwë WJ:395. The sg. form hlonitë with a short i occurs in VT48:29 and PE17:138. The form \#hlonítë was changed by Tolkien from hlonaitë, as in hlonaitë tengwesta "a tengwesta q.v. employing phonetic signs" VT39:4,hlonaiti tengwi "phonetic signs" VT39:4.