A feminine suffix in several words from the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s such as ᴱQ. felusi “witch” (QL/38) and ᴱQ. varitsi “foreigner (fem.)” (QL/100).
Early Quenya
-ni
suffix. feminine suffix
Element in
Elements
Word Gloss nî “woman”
-si
suffix. feminine suffix
Element in
Variations
- -tsi ✧ QL/100 (-tsi)
-ina
suffix. adjectival suffix
Element in
- Eq. angaina “of iron” ✧ QL/031
- Eq. aksina “steel” ✧ PE15/77
- Eq. yaksina “of steel” ✧ QL/105
- Eq. kalassina “brazen” ✧ QL/044
- Eq. talqina “made of glass” ✧ QL/088
- Eq. kanuina “of lead” ✧ QL/044
- Eq. karina “finished” ✧ QL/045
- Eq. kólemaina “patient” ✧ QL/047
- Eq. tirtina “divided, shared, distributed” ✧ QL/094
- Eq. anaina “womanly” ✧ QL/031 (-na)
- Eq. itisin “itching” ✧ QL/043
- Eq. kaina “done, actual, real” ✧ QL/043
- Eq. kuluina “golden”
- Eq. latsina “level, smooth”
- Eq. laurina “golden” ✧ QL/051
- Eq. lúsina “warm, glowing (of things); affectionate, hearty (of people)” ✧ QL/057
- Eq. lúvin(a) “dark, overcast” ✧ QL/057
- Eq. malina “yellow” ✧ QL/058
- Eq. -noina “adjective suffix”
- Eq. pimpina “trailing” ✧ QL/074
- Eq. polina “oaten” ✧ QL/075
- Eq. potsina “rearward, back, rear, hinder; next, following; second” ✧ QL/075
- Eq. rimp(in)a “striped” ✧ QL/080
- Eq. rúvina “burst” ✧ QL/081
- Eq. salistina “blessed” ✧ QL/081
- Eq. silína “shimmering” ✧ QL/083
- Eq. siltina “winnowed” ✧ QL/084
- Eq. sistina “ulcerated, sore” ✧ QL/086
- Eq. sitsina “habitual, customary, accustomed, usual, ordinary, common” ✧ QL/084
- Eq. suksina “resinous” ✧ QL/086
- Eq. sunqelaina “falling, fading, setting” ✧ QL/087
- Eq. talarin “[unglossed]” ✧ QL/088
- Eq. tarqin(a) “salted, dried; salt meat” ✧ QL/094
- Eq. telpina “of silver” ✧ QL/091
- Eq. tiltin “slanting” ✧ QL/093
- Eq. sinqina “metallic” ✧ QL/083
- Eq. torina “baked, done” ✧ QL/094
- Eq. tambina “of copper” ✧ QL/088
- Eq. vórina “of fur” ✧ QL/102
Variations
- -INA ✧ QL/031 (-INA)
- -na ✧ QL/031 (-na); QL/102 (-na)
- -in ✧ QL/043 (-in); QL/088 (-in); QL/093 (-in)
-tsi
suffix. feminine suffix
-a
suffix. adjectival suffix
Element in
- Eq. aistalea “worshipful” ✧ QL/034
- Eq. alasta “of marble, marble” ✧ QL/030
- Eq. aldea “tree-shadowed”
- Eq. atempa “(strong) dislike” ✧ QL/090
- Eq. auqa “awkward, clumsy (of things), difficult” ✧ QL/033
- Eq. aurea “sunny, sunlit” ✧ QL/033
- Eq. avíka “very much alike”
- Eq. assea “bony”
- Eq. talqea “glassy” ✧ QL/088
- Eq. kityalea “ticklish, susceptible, sensitive” ✧ QL/047
- Eq. koirea “alive, lively” ✧ QL/048
- Eq. talanda “burdened, weighed down, sad” ✧ QL/088
- Eq. fanórea “absent-minded” ✧ QL/037
- Eq. ekkia “thorny” ✧ QL/035
- Eq. eressea “lonely”
- Eq. pómea “northern” ✧ QL/074
- Eq. hatsea “rushing, rapid” ✧ QL/039
- Eq. helinillea “*violet [colour]” ✧ QL/039
- Eq. órea “of the dawn, Eastern” ✧ QL/070
- Eq. illia “in multitudes” ✧ QL/042
- Eq. isqalea “clever” ✧ QL/043
- Eq. kaimassea “confined to bed, a-bed, bedridden” ✧ PE14/079
- Eq. karneambara “*red-breasted” ✧ QL/048
- Eq. kiryassea “what is on board ship” ✧ PE14/047
- Eq. kómea “globe-shaped, round” ✧ QL/047
- Eq. kotsia “nutty” ✧ QL/048
- Eq. kulmarinda “orange-coloured” ✧ QL/049
- Eq. kulurinda “orange-coloured” ✧ QL/049
- Eq. lassea “with leaves, leafy” ✧ QL/051
- Eq. latukenda “of tin” ✧ QL/051
- Eq. laumea “dark, stormy” ✧ QL/051
- Eq. laurea “golden” ✧ PE15/73
- Eq. lempea “half” ✧ PE14/051
- Eq. limpalassea “much roaring” ✧ QL/053
- Eq. lindelea “melodious” ✧ QL/054
- Eq. lindea “singing, *musical” ✧ QL/054
- Eq. lindórea “singing at dawn (esp. of birds)” ✧ QL/054
- Eq. líneneldora “having many beeches” ✧ QL/053
- Eq. linqea “watery” ✧ QL/054
- Eq. lintasarindea “having many willows” ✧ QL/053
- Eq. lintuilinda “many-swallows of autumn” ✧ QL/053
- Eq. lintuilindórea “of autumn; when many swallows congregate and sing at dawn”
- Eq. lintyulussea “having many poplars” ✧ QL/053
- Eq. liqistea “transparent” ✧ QL/054
- Eq. listea “full of grace, blessed” ✧ QL/055
- Eq. lómea “*gloomy”
- Eq. lómina “shadowy” ✧ QL/055
- Eq. lótea “full of blossom” ✧ QL/056
- Eq. lotórea “flourishing” ✧ QL/055
- Eq. luina “ago” ✧ QL/056
- Eq. lúlea “sapphirine” ✧ QL/057
- Eq. lúmia “pertaining to time, temporal” ✧ QL/056
- Eq. lúrea “overcast, dark [of weather]” ✧ QL/057
- Eq. maqalea “handy, skilled (with hands)” ✧ QL/057
- Eq. Makarnea “Red-handed”
- Eq. maksilistea “powerful, having possession of or authority over” ✧ QL/057
- Eq. malikondea “of amber” ✧ QL/058
- Eq. lempea “decimal” ✧ QL/052
- Eq. melitsa “beloved, favourite” ✧ QL/060
- Eq. mirmila “rippling” ✧ QL/061
- Eq. mulda “powdery” ✧ QL/063
- Eq. murmea “slumbrous” ✧ QL/063
- Eq. naikelea “agonizing” ✧ QL/065
- Eq. narka “snappy, ill-tempered” ✧ QL/064
- Eq. násea “loathsome” ✧ QL/064
- Eq. niqissea “snowy” ✧ QL/066
- Eq. nardilea “perfumed” ✧ QL/068
- Eq. nornea “of oak” ✧ QL/067
- Eq. kaurea “timid”
- Eq. númea “in the west, western” ✧ QL/068
- Eq. nyenya “querulous, tearful, plaintive” ✧ QL/069
- Eq. olórea “dreamy, dreamlike” ✧ QL/069
- Eq. palassea “foaming (of the sea)” ✧ QL/072
- Eq. pampil(e)a “tremulous” ✧ QL/072
- Eq. pirindea “cylindrical” ✧ QL/074
- Eq. pirúk(end)ea “pirouetting, whirling lightly” ✧ QL/074
- Eq. pínea “small” ✧ QL/073
- Eq. poldórea “muscular, powerful” ✧ QL/075
- Eq. málea “able” ✧ PE15/67
- Eq. qentea “verbal” ✧ QL/077
- Eq. qim(en)ea “womanly, feminine” ✧ QL/077
- Eq. qirqirinda “murmuring” ✧ QL/078
- Eq. qalmea “deathly” ✧ QL/076
- Eq. qalúmea “deadly” ✧ QL/076
- Eq. qámea “sick” ✧ QL/076
- Eq. qilda “quiet, hushed, still” ✧ QL/078
- Eq. qilea “coloured, -hued” ✧ QL/077
- Eq. qínea “squeaking” ✧ QL/077
- Eq. qinqelea “languorous” ✧ QL/077
- Eq. werelinda “twirling, pirouetting” ✧ QL/103
- Eq. mírea “smiling” ✧ QL/061
- Eq. raustea “of prey” ✧ QL/079
- Eq. asampe(a) “cavernous”
- Eq. rua “steady, still, tranquil” ✧ QL/080
- Eq. saikelea “famished” ✧ QL/082
- Eq. salamba “twanging, throbbing, resounding, echoing” ✧ QL/081
- Eq. saminda “silken” ✧ QL/081
- Eq. silmea “*of the moon” ✧ QL/056
- Eq. silqeléna “having tresses” ✧ QL/083
- Eq. silqelossea “with hair like white flowers” ✧ PE16/100
- Eq. siliq(in)a “flinty” ✧ QL/083
- Eq. loimea “thirsty” ✧ QL/056
- Eq. sunqelea “westering, setting” ✧ QL/087
- Eq. susúlima “full of wind, windy, airy” ✧ QL/086
- Eq. telerea “elfin” ✧ QL/091
- Eq. telella “elfin” ✧ QL/091
- Eq. telúmea “final, conclusive, end; last; extreme” ✧ QL/091
- Eq. telpea “silvern” ✧ QL/091
- Eq. telusta “outer, extreme, ultimate” ✧ QL/091
- Eq. tendilea “feeling; sentimental” ✧ QL/091
- Eq. tilwínea “shining” ✧ QL/092
- Eq. timpina “fine, powdered, sprayed” ✧ QL/092
- Eq. timpínea “made of spray, full of fine showers, showery (of weather)” ✧ QL/092
- Eq. tiqilindea “thawing, slushy” ✧ QL/092
- Eq. tólea “central, middle” ✧ QL/094
- Eq. túrea “mighty” ✧ QL/095
- Eq. turinda “royal, of the ruling dynasty; in power” ✧ QL/096
- Eq.
turinqia“royal, Queenly” ✧ QL/096 (turinqia)- Eq. ulwea “alder-grown” ✧ QL/097
- Eq. valdea “of moment, important” ✧ QL/102
- Eq. valkea “cutting, sharp” ✧ QL/101
- Eq. vanest(e)a “beautious” ✧ QL/099
- Eq. vea “similar, like” ✧ QL/101
- Eq. wilwarinda “butterflylike”
- Eq. waliemba “tropical” ✧ QL/103
- Eq. yarendila “like a sailor” ✧ QL/105
Variations
- -ea ✧ QL/074 (-ea); QL/075 (-ea); QL/077 (-ea); QL/077 (-ea); QL/091 (-ea); QL/092 (-ea); QL/092 (-ea); QL/092 (-ea)
-ea
suffix. adjectival suffix
-ra
suffix. adjectival suffix
Element in
- Eq. alkara “brilliant, bright, shining” ✧ QL/030
- Eq. karkara “toothed” ✧ QL/048
- Eq. diéra “yesterday’s; (mostly in sense) bygone, over, passed” ✧ QL/105
- Eq. núora “tomorrow’s, to be; future” ✧ QL/066
- Eq. panyara “?setting”
- Eq. tanta(ra) “bouncing, resilient” ✧ QL/094
- Eq. tessara “maiden, maidenly” ✧ QL/091
- Eq. oara “of wool” ✧ QL/071
- Eq. úsiéra “*escaped”
-sse
suffix. feminine suffix
Element in
Variations
- -sse ✧ QL/040 (-sse); QL/055 (-sse)
A common feminine suffix in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s in words like varyani “foreigner (fem.)”, probably a suffixal form of ᴱQ. nî “woman” (GL/60) and often paired with its masculine equivalent ᴱQ. -nu.