Quenya
finta-
to make, finish off, or decorate a thing with delicate work
finta-
verb. to make, finish off, decorate a thing with delicate work; to show skill
Derivations
- √PHIN “clever, skillful; neat, fine, delicate; skill, dexterity, clever, skillful; neat, fine, delicate; skill, dexterity, [ᴹ√] nimbleness” ✧ PE17/017; PE17/119
Element in
- Q. fintalë “trick”
- ᴺQ. fintemótalë “industry, (lit.) making toil”
- ᴺQ. hrúfinta- “to cheat”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √PHIN- > finta- [pʰinta-] > [ɸinta-] > [finta-] ✧ PE17/017 √PHINĪ > finta- [pʰinta-] > [ɸinta-] > [finta-] ✧ PE17/119
ric-
verb. to twist
Derivations
- √RIK “twist, twist; [ᴹ√] jerk, sudden move, flirt” ✧ VT39/09
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √RIK > iríkie [rik-] ✧ VT39/09
finta- (1) vb. "to make, finish off, or decorate a thing with delicate work" (PE17:17)