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Old Noldorin 

ni

pronoun. I

Element in

  • On. ni tūlaiyeta “I should have done it (if ...)” ✧ PE22/098; PE22/121
Old Noldorin [PE22/098; PE22/121] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nī

noun. woman

Derivations

  • ᴹ√NĪ/INI “female” ✧ Ety/NĪ¹
  • ᴹ✶nī “woman” ✧ EtyAC/NDIS
    • ᴹ√NĪ/INI “female” ✧ PE21/55
  • ᴹ√NIS “woman” ✧ EtyAC/NDIS; Ety/NIS

Derivatives

  • N. dî “woman, bride, lady” ✧ Ety/NĪ¹; EtyAC/NDIS; EtyAC/NIS

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶nī > dī[nī] > [dī]✧ EtyAC/NDIS

Variations

  • dī ✧ EtyAC/NDIS
  • dî ✧ EtyAC/NDIS (dî)
  • nīs ✧ EtyAC/NDIS (nīs); EtyAC/NIS (nīs)
  • nî ✧ EtyAC/NĪ¹
  • nî/dī ✧ EtyAC/NIS
Old Noldorin [Ety/NĪ¹; EtyAC/NDIS; EtyAC/NĪ¹; EtyAC/NIS] Group: Eldamo. Published by