Early Quenya
itis
noun. a fly bite
Derivations
- ᴱ√ITI “peck, bite (of flies), annoy” ✧ QL/043
Element in
- Eq. itisin “itching” ✧ QL/043
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√ITI > itis [itiss] > [itis] ✧ QL/043
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The word ᴱQ. itis “a fly bite” appeared in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s derived from the early root ᴱ√ITI “peck, bite (of flies), annoy” (QL/43). Tolkien first wrote this form as itis(s-) implying a stem from of itiss-, but he erased the second s and wrote “(-s)” separately, which seems to imply a stem form of itis-.
Neo-Quenya: I would adapt this word as ᴺQ. itis [þ] based on the Neo-Root ᴺ√ITITH, chosen to preserve Late Quenya s in all forms, and extend its meaning to include both “fly bite” and “✱itch” based on the adjective itisin “itching”.