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Qenya 

lindornea

adjective. having many oaks

A word in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “having many oak-trees” or “having many oaks”, a combination of ᴹQ. lin- “many” and an adjectival form of ᴹQ. norno “oak”, where the more ancient initial consonant d- was preserved/restored in the compound (Ety/DÓRON, LI).

Elements

WordGloss
lin-“many”
nornea“*of oak”
Qenya [Ety/DÓRON; Ety/LI] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lin-

prefix. many

Derivations

  • ᴹ√LI “many; large people” ✧ Ety/DÓRON; Ety/LI; Ety/YEN

Element in

  • ᴹQ. lilótime “*many-flowered”
  • ᴹQ. lindornea “having many oaks” ✧ Ety/DÓRON; Ety/LI
  • ᴹQ. lintyulussea “having many poplars” ✧ Ety/LI
  • ᴹQ. linyenwa “old, having many years” ✧ Ety/YEN

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√LI > lin-[lin-]✧ Ety/DÓRON
ᴹ√LI > lin-[lin-]✧ Ety/LI

Variations

  • lin- ✧ Ety/DÓRON; Ety/LI; Ety/YEN (lin-)
Qenya [Ety/DÓRON; Ety/LI; Ety/YEN] Group: Eldamo. Published by