níca ("k")adj. "small". The word is said to mean "small" with "good senses"; contrast nípa, *nimpë. (VT47:26, VT48:18)
Quenya
nípa
small; small & frail
nípa
adjective. small (usually with connotation of weakness)
Derivations
- √NIP “small (usually with connotation of weakness)” ✧ VT48/18
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √nip > nípa [nīpa] ✧ VT48/18
níca
small
nimpë
small; small & frail
*nimpë (nimpi*-) adj. "small; small & frail". The form is given as "nimpi" with the last vowel marked as short; this is probably the etymological form that would underlie Quenya nimpë. The word is said to mean "small" with "connotation of weakness". Also nípa** (VT48:18)
nitya
small
#nitya adj. "small" (VT48:15, PM:365)
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)
nincë
small
*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)
mintë
small
mintë adj. "small" (VT45:35)
nípa adj. "small; small & frail". The word is said to mean "small" with "connotation of weakness". Also *nimpë (VT48:18)