nícë
noun. little finger
nícë
little finger
lepincë
noun. little finger
A word for the “little finger” in notes on Eldarin Hands, Fingers and Numerals from 1968, a combination of ✶lepe “finger” and the diminutive suffix ✶-inki, appearing first as lepinka and later as lepinke (VT47/10-11; VT48/5). The short form Q. {nitye >>} níke was also used for the “little finger” (VT48/5, 15).
Conceptual Development: In drafts of these notes, the word first appeared as Q. nihtil, a combination of √NIK “small” and Q. -til “point” (VT47/26).
lepinca
little finger
lepinca ("k")noun "little finger" (VT47:10); variant lepincë (VT47:26, VT48:5)
lepinca
noun. little finger
lepincë
little finger
lepincë ("k")noun "little finger" (VT47:26, VT48:5); variant lepinca (VT47:10). According to VT48:15, 18, lepincë is derived from older lepinki; if so the Quenya form should have the stem lepinci-.
nihtil
little finger
[nihtil noun "little finger" (VT47:26)]
nityë
little finger
[nityë noun, ephemeral word for "little finger", changed to nícë (VT48:15)
nícë "little finger" (VT48:5, 15), also lepincë