finca adj. "clever" (in petty ways) (PE17:119). A distinct form finca is also mentioned as the cognate of Sindarin fineg, but neither form is clearly glossed. The word-group under consideration has to do with hair(PE17:17).
Quenya
finwa
dexterous; clever, fine, delicate
finwa
adjective. clever, fine, delicate; dexterous, ️dexterous, clever; fine, delicate; [ᴱQ.] acute, sagacious
Derivations
- √PHIN “clever, skillful; neat, fine, delicate; skill, dexterity, clever, skillful; neat, fine, delicate; skill, dexterity, [ᴹ√] nimbleness” ✧ PE17/119; PE17/181
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √PHINĪ > finwa [pʰinwa] > [ɸinwa] > [finwa] ✧ PE17/119 √PHĬN > finwa [pʰinwa] > [ɸinwa] > [finwa] ✧ PE17/181
finca
clever
finya
adjective. clever
Derivations
- √PHIN “clever, skillful; neat, fine, delicate; skill, dexterity, clever, skillful; neat, fine, delicate; skill, dexterity, [ᴹ√] nimbleness” ✧ PE17/017
Element in
- ᴺQ. finyalë “cleverness”
- Q. leptafinya “clever-fingered” ✧ PE17/017
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √PHIN- > finya [pʰinja] > [ɸinja] > [finja] ✧ PE17/017
fínëa
dexterous
fínëa adj. "dexterous" (PE17:119), also finwa, q.v.
fínëa
adjective. dexterous
Elements
Word Gloss fínë “dexterity” -a “adjectival suffix”
finwa adj. "dexterous; clever, fine, delicate" (PE17:119, 181), a similar word is glossed "sagacious" in very early material (LT1:253)