*nincë (ninci*-) ("k")adj. "small". The form is given as "ninki" with the last vowel marked as short; this is probably the etymological form that would underlie Quenya nincë. The word is said to mean "small" with "good senses"; contrast nípa**, *nimpë. (VT48:18)
Quenya
níca
small
níca
adjective. little, small
Derivations
- √NIK “small” ✧ VT47/26; VT48/18
Element in
- Q. nícë “little finger”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √nik > níka [nīka] ✧ VT47/26 √nik > níka [nīka] ✧ VT48/18 Variations
- níka ✧ VT47/26; VT48/18
nincë
small
nitya
small
#nitya adj. "small" (VT48:15, PM:365)
nitya
adjective. little
Derivations
- √NIK “small”
Element in
- Q. Nityafinwë “Little Finwë” ✧ PM/365
Variations
- Nitya ✧ PM/365 (Nitya)
picina
adjective. little
Derivations
- ᴹ√PIK “*tiny”
Variations
- pikina ✧ PE17/115
- pinke ✧ PE17/115
pia
little
pia adj. "little" (PE17:115); variants picina ("k"), pincë ("k"), pitya
pia
adjective. little
Derivations
- √PEY “*little” ✧ PE17/115
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √PEYE > pia [peja] > [pia] ✧ PE17/115
pinilya
small
pinilya adj. "small" (MC:220; this is "Qenya")
inya
small
inya (2) adj. "small" (LT1:256; this "Qenya" word may be obsoleted by # 1 above)
cinta
small
cinta adj. "small" (PE17:157)
cinta
adjective. small
Cognates
- S. cidinn “[unglossed]” ✧ PE17/157
Derivations
- √KIT “*small” ✧ PE17/157
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √KIT > cinta [kinta] ✧ PE17/157
mitsa
small
mitsa adj. "small" (VT45:35) Another synonym from the same source, mitra, looks unusual for a Quenya word (because of the medial cluster tr)
pincë
adjective. little
pitya
little
#pitya adj. "little" in Pityafinwë, Pitya-naucor
titta
little, tiny
titta adj. "little, tiny" (TIT)
mintë
small
mintë adj. "small" (VT45:35)
níca ("k")adj. "small". The word is said to mean "small" with "good senses"; contrast nípa, *nimpë. (VT47:26, VT48:18)