Quenya
nefíte
adjective. air-breathing
nefítë
adjective. air-breathing
Element in
- Q. nefíti kuimar “air-breathing animals” ✧ PE22/155
- Q. yulunefítë “amphibious, *(lit.) drinking-breathing” ✧ PE22/155
Elements
Word Gloss nef- “to breathe (air)” -itë “adjectival ending; capable of doing, generally (and naturally) doing” Variations
- nefíte ✧ PE22/155 (nefíte)
A word for “air-breathing” in Late Notes on Verb Structure (LVS) from 1969, appearing in its plural for nefíti and as an element in yulunefítë “amphibious”, illustrating the use of the verbal suffix -itë for creating adjectives indicating one is capable of doing something (PE22/155). As such, it implies the existence of a verb ✱nef- “to breathe (air)”.