isca
pale
luina
pale
[luina] adj. "pale" (VT45:30)
malwa
fallow, pale
malwa adj. "fallow, pale" (SMAL)
marya
pale, fallow, fawn
marya adj. "pale, fallow, fawn" (MAD)
néca
pale, vague, faint, dim to see
néca ("k") adj "pale, vague, faint, dim to see", pl. nécë ("k") in Markirya
nívë
pale
nívë adj."pale" (MC:213; this is "Qenya" Tolkien's later Quenya has néca)
maidh
pale
1) maidh (lenited vaidh; no distinct pl. form) (fallow, fawn), 2) nimp (nim-) (white); no distinct pl. form, 3) thind (grey); no distinct pl. form; 4) gael (glittering), lenited ael; no distinct pl. form. 5) *malu (lenited valu; analogical pl. mely; lenited valu) (fallow). Cited in archaic form malw (LR:386 s.v. SMAL).
maidh
fawn
maidh (lenited vaidh; no distinct pl. form) (fallow)
maidh
pale
(lenited vaidh; no distinct pl. form) (fallow, fawn)
maidh
fallow
(lenited vaidh; no distinct pl. form) (pale, fawn)
maidh
fawn
(lenited vaidh; no distinct pl. form) (fallow)
malu
fallow
1) *malu (lenited valu; analogical pl. mely) (pale). Cited in archaic form malw (LR:386 s.v. SMAL). 2) maidh (lenited vaidh; no distinct pl. form) (pale, fawn)
malu
adjective. fallow, pale
nimp
adjective. pale
adj. pale, pallid. nimp << nim (PE17:168). >> niphred
elu
pale blue
(analogical pl. ely). Archaic elw (pl. ilw?).
gael
pale
(glittering), lenited ’ael; no distinct pl. form.
gwind
pale blue
(lenited ’wind; no distinct pl. form).
malu
pale
(lenited valu; analogical pl. mely; lenited valu) (fallow). Cited in archaic form malw (LR:386 s.v. SMAL).
malu
fallow
(lenited valu; analogical pl. mely) (pale). Cited in archaic form malw (LR:386 s.v. SMAL).
mith
pale grey
(lenited vith; no distinct pl. form). David Salo would read mîth with a long vowel. Note: a homophone means ”white fog, wet mist”.
nimp
pale
(nim-) (white); no distinct pl. form
thind
pale
(grey); no distinct pl. form
lygn
adjective. pale
Primitive form given as lugni "blue", sc. the stem LUG1 (LR:370, not defined) with an ending -ni not otherwise attested, though -i is an ending found on many primitive colour-adjectives. The ending _-i _causes umlaut u > y; compare yrc as the plural of urc "Orc". That a short original final -i is capable of causing such an umlaut at the Common Eldarin stage is somewhat surprising, since Primitive Quendian lugni should have become *lugne at this stage, and final e would hardly cause umlaut. Perhaps we are to understand that the change of final i to Common Eldarin e happened relatively late, after the Eldar had crossed the Hihtaeglir and parted with the Nandor?
maidh
adjective. pale, fallow, fawn [light yellowish tan colour]
Cognates
- ᴹQ. marya “pale, fallow, fawn [light yellowish tan colour]” ✧ Ety/MAD; EtyAC/MAD
Derivations
- ᴹ√MAD “*pale (yellow)” ✧ Ety/MAD; EtyAC/MAƷ
Element in
- N. Maidhros “Pale-glitter” ✧ Ety/MAD; EtyAC/MAƷ (
Maiðros); EtyAC/MAƷ (Meiðros)Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√MAD > meið > maið [madja] > [maðja] > [maðia] > [meðia] > [meði] > [meið] ✧ Ety/MAD Variations
- maið ✧ Ety/MAD; EtyAC/MAƷ (
maið)- meidh ✧ EtyAC/MAD (
meidh)- meið ✧ EtyAC/MAƷ (
meið)
maidh
adjective. pale, fallow, fawn
meidh
adjective. pale, fallow, fawn
gael
adjective. pale, glimmering
malw
adjective. fallow, pale
nim-
adjective. pale, white
nimp
adjective. pale, white
nimp
adjective. pale
Cognates
- ᴹQ. ninqe “white” ✧ Ety/NIK-W
Derivations
- ᴹ√NIK(W) “*snow; white” ✧ Ety/NIK-W
Element in
- N. Ered Nimras “White Mountains”
- N. Ered Nimrath “White Mountains”
- N. Ephel Nimrais
- N. Nimbrethil
- N. Nimloth “Pale Blossom”
- N. nimmid(a)- “to whiten” ✧ Ety/NIK-W
- N. Nimdil “White Horn”
- N. nínim “snowdrop”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√NIK-W > nimp [niŋkwi] > [niŋkwe] > [nimpe] > [nimpʰe] > [nimɸe] > [nimfe] > [nimf] > [nimp] > [nimp] ✧ Ety/NIK-W
Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!
marya
adjective. pale, fallow, fawn [light yellowish tan colour]
Cognates
- N. maidh “pale, fallow, fawn [light yellowish tan colour]” ✧ Ety/MAD; EtyAC/MAD
Derivations
- ᴹ√MAD “*pale (yellow)” ✧ Ety/MAD
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√MAD > marya [madja] > [maðja] > [marja] ✧ Ety/MAD ᴹ√MAD > marya [madja] > [maðja] > [marja] ✧ Ety/MAD
luina
adjective. pale
Cognates
- Ilk. lûn “pale” ✧ EtyAC/LUY
Derivations
- ᴹ√LUG “*blue” ✧ EtyAC/LUY
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√LUY > luina [luina] ✧ EtyAC/LUY
lûn
adjective. pale
A Doriathrin adjective for “pale” derived from primitive ᴹ✶lugni, a revision of the form luin that appeared in The Etymologies as published in The Lost Road (Ety/LUG², EtyAC/LUG²). The revision of [ui] >> [ū] probably reflects Tolkien’s vacillation on how primitive [[ilk|[g] vocalized before [m], [n]]] in Ilkorin. The earlier form of this word might an element in the name Draugluin “Werewolf” (LR/134), which in earlier writings was glossed “Werewolf Pale” (LB/205). The early Noldorin word ᴱN. lhui “pale” might be a precursor to it (PE13/149).
Changes
- luin → lūn “pale” ✧ EtyAC/LUG²
Cognates
Derivations
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶lugni > luin [lugni] > [lugne] > [luine] > [luin] ✧ Ety/LUG² ᴹ✶lugni > lūn [lugni] > [lugne] > [lūne] > [lūn] ✧ Ety/LUG² Variations
- luin ✧ Ety/LUG² (Dor. luin); EtyAC/LUY (Dor.
luin)- lūn ✧ EtyAC/LUG² (Dor. lūn)
lygn
adjective. pale
An adjective for “pale” developed from primitive ᴹ✶lugni (Ety/LUG²). It seems that this word underwent [[dan|i-mutation of [u] to [y]]], as in the plural yrc of Dan. urc. However, it is known that [[mp|short final [i] became [e]]] in Common Eldarin, so that ᴹ✶lugni became ᴹ✶lugne before the divergence of these languages, making the i-mutation difficult to explain (as noted by Helge Fauskanger, AL-Nandorin/lygn). One possible explanation is that the short final [ĕ] either [[dan|reverted to [i] or did not change in the first place]] in the Danian branch of Eldarin.
Cognates
- ᴹQ. lúne “blue, blue, [ᴱQ.] deep blue” ✧ Ety/LUG²
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶lugni > lygn [lugni] > [lugne] > [lugni] > [lygni] > [lygn] ✧ Ety/LUG²
slíw
adjective. pale
Cognates
- En. lhui “pale” ✧ PE13/149
Derivations
- ᴱ✶sleiwa “pale” ✧ PE13/149
lhui
adjective. pale
Changes
- lhui → lhui “pale” ✧ PE13/149
Cognates
Derivations
- ᴱ✶sleiwa “pale” ✧ PE13/149
Element in
sleiwa
adjective. pale
Derivatives
laiwa
adjective. pale
Cognates
- En. lhui “pale” ✧ PE13/149
Derivations
- ᴱ✶sleiwa “pale” ✧ PE13/149
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ✶sleiwa > laiwa [sleiwā] > [sleiwa] > [leiwa] > [laiwa] ✧ PE13/149
níva
adjective. pale
Element in
- Eq. níve qímari ringa ambar “the pale phantoms in her cold bosom” ✧ MC/213
isca ("k") adj."pale" (LT1:256)