Quenya 

nívë

pale

nívë adj."pale" (MC:213; this is "Qenya" Tolkien's later Quenya has néca)

ninquë

white, chill, cold, palid

ninquë adj. "white, chill, cold, palid" (WJ:417, SA:nim, PE17:168, NIK-W - spelt "ninqe" in Etym and in LT1:266, MC:213, MC:220, GL:60), pl. ninqui in Markirya. Compounded in Ninquelótë noun "White-Flower" (SA:nim), = Sindarin Nimloth, the White Tree of Númenor; ninqueruvissë ("q") "white-horse-on" _(MC:216; this is "Qenya", read _ninqueroccossë or *ninquiroccossë in LotR-style Quenya). Normally ninquë would be expected to have the stem-form ninqui-, given the primitive form ¤ninkwi; Ninquelótë rather than *Ninquilótë must be seen as an analogical form.

ilin

pale blue

ilin adj. "pale blue" (GLINDI)

isca

pale

isca ("k") adj."pale" (LT1:256)

fána

white

fána, fánë (1) adj. "white" (Markirya - fánë as a sg. form in may be a misreading). Compare fanya.

fána

adjective. white, white; [ᴹQ.] cloud

@@@ as suggested by Helge Fauskanger, the form fánë “white” in the Markirya poem may be a slip or misreading

Element in

Variations

  • fáne ✧ MC/221; MC/222
Quenya [MC/221; MC/222] Group: Eldamo. Published by

fánë

adjective. white

luina

pale

[luina] adj. "pale" (VT45:30)

marya

pale, fallow, fawn

marya adj. "pale, fallow, fawn" (MAD)

néca

pale, vague, faint, dim to see

néca ("k") adj "pale, vague, faint, dim to see", pl. nécë ("k") in Markirya

vinya

pale blue

vinya (2) < windya adj. "pale blue" (WIN/WIND)(It is uncertain whether Tolkien rejected this word or not; in any case, vinya is only attested with the meaning "young, new" in his later Quenya.)

windë

pale blue

[windë > vindë adj. "pale blue" (VT45:16)]

windya

pale blue

windya > vinya adj. "pale blue" (WIN/WIND)(It is uncertain whether Tolkien rejected this word or not; in any case, vinya means "new" in his later versions of Quenya.)

Sindarin 

nim

white

_adj. _white. >> Nimbrethil

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:19] < T. _nimbi _white. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

nim

white

_adj. _white (usual word). >> nimp, nimras

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:168] < _nimbĭ _< _nimpĭ_. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

nim

adjective. white

Cognates

  • Q. ninquë “white; chill, cold; pallid” ✧ SA/nim

Derivations

  • At. nimbi “white” ✧ PE17/019
    • ✶ninkwi “white, pale”
    • √NIK(W) “(also of) snow, ice, snow, ice; *white” ✧ PE17/168
  • ✶ninkwi “white, pale” ✧ PE17/168
    • √NIK(W) “(also of) snow, ice, snow, ice; *white” ✧ PE17/168
  • S. nimp “pale, pallid, white, pale, pallid, white; small and frail, [ᴱN.] wan, sickly” ✧ SA/nim
    • √NIK(W) “(also of) snow, ice, snow, ice; *white” ✧ PE17/168
    • ✶nimpĭ “small” ✧ VT48/18
    • √NIP “small (usually with connotation of weakness)” ✧ VT48/18

Element in

  • S. Barad Nimras “White Horn Tower” ✧ SA/nim
  • S. Ered Nimrais “White Mountains, (lit.) White-horns Mountains” ✧ SA/nim
  • S. Nimbrethil “Silver-birches” ✧ PE17/019; PE17/019; SA/nim
  • S. Nimloth “White Blossom, Pale Blossom” ✧ SA/nim
  • S. Nimras “White Horn” ✧ PE17/168
  • S. Nimrodel “Lady of the White Cave”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
At. nimbi > nim[nimbi] > [nimbe] > [nimb] > [nimm] > [nimm] > [nim]✧ PE17/019
Sindarin [PE17/019; PE17/168; SA/nim] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nimp

adjective. pale

adj. pale, pallid. nimp << nim (PE17:168). >> niphred

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:55:168] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

fain

noun/adjective. white

Sindarin [Ety/387, WR/288, RC/268, VT/46:15, X/EI] Group: SINDICT. Published by

fain

noun/adjective. cloud

Sindarin [Ety/387, WR/288, RC/268, VT/46:15, X/EI] Group: SINDICT. Published by

glân

adjective. white, [bright shining] white; [N.] clear; [G.] pure, †bright; [ᴱN.] clean

Derivations

Element in

uilos

noun/adjective. always white, ever white as snow

Sindarin [RGEO/74, Letters/278, UT/55] ui- + loss "everlasting snow, ever (white as) snow. Group: SINDICT. Published by

uilos

noun/adjective. a small white everlasting flower also called simbelmynë or "evermind"

Sindarin [RGEO/74, Letters/278, UT/55] ui- + loss "everlasting snow, ever (white as) snow. Group: SINDICT. Published by

silivren

adjective. (white) glittering

Sindarin [LotR/II:I, RGEO/72] silif+-ren. Group: SINDICT. Published by

elu

pale blue

1) elu (analogical pl. ely). Archaic elw (pl. ilw?) 2) gwind (lenited wind; no distinct pl. form)

elu

pale blue

1) elu (analogical pl. ely). Archaic elw (pl. ilw?). 2) gwind (lenited wind; no distinct pl. form).

elu

pale blue

(analogical pl. ely). Archaic elw (pl. ilw?).

gael

pale

(glittering), lenited ’ael; no distinct pl. form.

nimp

white

(nim-) (pale); no distinct pl. form.

nimp

pale

(nim-) (white); no distinct pl. form

faen

white

(radiant). No distinct pl. form.

fain

white

; no distinct pl. form.

malu

pale

(lenited valu; analogical pl. mely; lenited valu) (fallow). Cited in archaic form malw (LR:386 s.v. SMAL).

mith

pale grey

(lenited vith; no distinct pl. form). David Salo would read mîth with a long vowel. Note: a homophone means ”white fog, wet mist”.

glân

white

1) glân (clear), lenited lân, pl. glain. (UT:390, VT45:13). Note: a homophone means ”hem, border”. 2) nimp (nim-) (pale); no distinct pl. form. 3) faen (radiant). No distinct pl. form. 4) fain; no distinct pl. form.

glân

white

(clear), lenited ’lân, pl. glain. (UT:390, VT45:13). Note: a homophone means ”hem, border”.

gwind

pale blue

(lenited ’wind; no distinct pl. form).

maidh

pale

1) maidh (lenited vaidh; no distinct pl. form) (fallow, fawn), 2) nimp (nim-) (white); no distinct pl. form, 3) thind (grey); no distinct pl. form; 4) gael (glittering), lenited ael; no distinct pl. form. 5) *malu (lenited valu; analogical pl. mely; lenited valu) (fallow). Cited in archaic form malw (LR:386 s.v. SMAL).

maidh

pale

(lenited vaidh; no distinct pl. form) (fallow, fawn)

thind

pale

(grey); no distinct pl. form

silivren

glittering white

(lenited hilivren; pl. *silivrin**). *Verb

gloss

white as snow, dazzling white

(in compounds -los), lenited ’loss; pl. glyss.

Telerin 

nimbi

adjective. white

Derivations

  • At. nimbi “white”
    • ✶ninkwi “white, pale”
    • √NIK(W) “(also of) snow, ice, snow, ice; *white” ✧ PE17/168
Telerin [PE17/019; PE17/049] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nimbi

adjective. white

About Nimrodel: "Nim is evidently the Telerin word nimbi 'white'." >> Nimrais >> Nimrodel

Telerin [PE17/49] Published by

Nandorin 

lygn

adjective. pale

Primitive form given as lugni "blue", sc. the stem LUG1 (LR:370, not defined) with an ending -ni not otherwise attested, though -i is an ending found on many primitive colour-adjectives. The ending _-i _causes umlaut u > y; compare yrc as the plural of urc "Orc". That a short original final -i is capable of causing such an umlaut at the Common Eldarin stage is somewhat surprising, since Primitive Quendian lugni should have become *lugne at this stage, and final e would hardly cause umlaut. Perhaps we are to understand that the change of final i to Common Eldarin e happened relatively late, after the Eldar had crossed the Hihtaeglir and parted with the Nandor?

Nandorin [H. Fauskanger (LR:370)] < LUG. Published by

Noldorin 

nim-

adjective. pale, white

Noldorin [Ety/378] Group: SINDICT. Published by

nimp

adjective. pale, white

Noldorin [Ety/378] Group: SINDICT. Published by

nimp

adjective. pale

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. ninqe “white” ✧ Ety/NIK-W

Derivations

  • ᴹ√NIK(W) “*snow; white” ✧ Ety/NIK-W

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√NIK-W > nimp[niŋkwi] > [niŋkwe] > [nimpe] > [nimpʰe] > [nimɸe] > [nimfe] > [nimf] > [nimp] > [nimp]✧ Ety/NIK-W
Noldorin [Ety/NIK-W] Group: Eldamo. Published by

fein

noun/adjective. white

Noldorin [Ety/387, WR/288, RC/268, VT/46:15, X/EI] Group: SINDICT. Published by

fein

noun/adjective. cloud

Noldorin [Ety/387, WR/288, RC/268, VT/46:15, X/EI] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gwind

noun. pale blue

Changes

  • gwinn → gwinn “blue-grey, pale blue or grey” ✧ EtyAC/WIN

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. vinya “pale blue” ✧ Ety/WIN
  • ᴹQ. vinde “pale blue” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/GWINDI; EtyAC/WIN

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶windı̯ā “pale blue” ✧ Ety/WIN; Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN
    • ᴹ√WIN(I)D “pale blue” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN
  • ᴹ√WIN(I)D “pale blue” ✧ EtyAC/GWINDI

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶windi > gwind > gwinn[windi] > [winde] > [gwinde] > [gwind] > [gwinn]✧ Ety/WIN
ᴹ√GWINDI > bind > binn[gwindi] > [gwinde] > [binde] > [bind] > [binn]✧ EtyAC/GWINDI
ᴹ✶windi > gwind > gwinn[windi] > [winde] > [gwinde] > [gwind] > [gwinn]✧ EtyAC/WIN

Variations

  • gwinn ✧ Ety/WIN (gwinn); EtyAC/WIN (gwinn)
  • binn ✧ EtyAC/GWINDI (binn)
Noldorin [Ety/WIN; EtyAC/GWINDI; EtyAC/WIN] Group: Eldamo. Published by

maidh

adjective. pale, fallow, fawn

Noldorin [Ety/371, X/EI] Group: SINDICT. Published by

meidh

adjective. pale, fallow, fawn

Noldorin [Ety/371, X/EI] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gael

adjective. pale, glimmering

Noldorin [Ety/358] Group: SINDICT. Published by

brassen

adjective. white-hot

Noldorin [Ety/351] Group: SINDICT. Published by

Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!

Ancient telerin

nimbi

adjective. white

Derivations

  • ✶ninkwi “white, pale”
    • √NIK(W) “(also of) snow, ice, snow, ice; *white” ✧ PE17/168

Derivatives

  • S. nim “white” ✧ PE17/019
  • T. nimbi “white”

Element in

  • S. Nimrodel “Lady of the White Cave” ✧ PE17/049
Ancient telerin [PE17/019; PE17/049] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Qenya 

ninqe

adjective. white

Cognates

  • N. nimp “pale” ✧ Ety/NIK-W

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶ninkwi “white, pale” ✧ Ety/NIK-W
    • ᴹ√NIK(W) “*snow; white” ✧ Ety/NIK-W

Element in

  • ᴹQ. nieninqe “snowdrop, (lit.) white tear” ✧ Ety/NIK-W
  • ᴹQ. Ninqendi “White-elves”
  • ᴹQ. ninqeri “*white (female thing or personification)” ✧ PE21/15
  • ᴹQ. ninqeru “white man, white male swan, white ship, white (male thing or personification)” ✧ PE21/15
  • ᴹQ. ninqisse “whiteness” ✧ Ety/NIK-W
  • ᴹQ. Ninqelóte “Pale Blossom”
  • ᴹQ. ninqita- “to whiten, make white; to shine white” ✧ Ety/NIK-W; Ety/NIK-W
  • ᴹQ. Taniqetil “High White Horn” ✧ Ety/NIK-W

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶ninkwi > ninqe[niŋkwi] > [niŋkwe]✧ Ety/NIK-W
Qenya [Ety/NIK-W; PE21/15] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ilin

adjective. pale blue

Cognates

  • N. glinn “(pale) blue” ✧ Ety/GLINDI

Derivations

  • ᴹ√GLINDI “pale blue” ✧ Ety/GLINDI

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√GLINDI > ilin[glinde] > [glind] > [ɣlind] > [ilind] > [ilin]✧ Ety/GLINDI

luina

adjective. pale

Cognates

  • Ilk. lûn “pale” ✧ EtyAC/LUY

Derivations

  • ᴹ√LUG “*blue” ✧ EtyAC/LUY

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√LUY > luina[luina]✧ EtyAC/LUY

vinde

adjective. pale blue

Changes

  • vinde → vinde “blue-grey, pale blue or grey” ✧ EtyAC/WIN

Cognates

  • N. gwind “pale blue” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/GWINDI; EtyAC/WIN
  • Ilk. gwind “pale blue” ✧ EtyAC/GWINDI

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶windı̯ā “pale blue” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN
    • ᴹ√WIN(I)D “pale blue” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN
  • ᴹ√WIN(I)D “pale blue” ✧ EtyAC/GWINDI

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶windi > vinde[windi] > [winde] > [vinde]✧ Ety/WIN
ᴹ√GWINDI > winde > vinde[gwindi] > [gwinde] > [ɣwinde] > [winde] > [vinde]✧ EtyAC/GWINDI
ᴹ✶windi > winde > vinde[windi] > [winde] > [vinde]✧ EtyAC/WIN
Qenya [Ety/WIN; EtyAC/GWINDI; EtyAC/WIN] Group: Eldamo. Published by

vinya

adjective. pale blue

Cognates

  • N. gwind “pale blue” ✧ Ety/WIN

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶windı̯ā “pale blue” ✧ Ety/WIN
    • ᴹ√WIN(I)D “pale blue” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶windı̯ā > win(d)ya > vinya[windjā] > [windja] > [vindja] > [vinja]✧ Ety/WIN

Variations

  • vinya ✧ Ety/WIN

Doriathrin

gwind

adjective. pale blue

An adjective for “pale blue” derived from the root ᴹ√GWINDI, rejected along with its root (EtyAC/GWINDI).

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. vinde “pale blue” ✧ EtyAC/GWINDI

Derivations

  • ᴹ√WIN(I)D “pale blue” ✧ EtyAC/GWINDI

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√GWINDI > gwind[gwindi] > [gwinde] > [gwind]✧ EtyAC/GWINDI
Doriathrin [EtyAC/GWINDI] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lûn

adjective. pale

A Doriathrin adjective for “pale” derived from primitive ᴹ✶lugni, a revision of the form luin that appeared in The Etymologies as published in The Lost Road (Ety/LUG², EtyAC/LUG²). The revision of [ui] >> [ū] probably reflects Tolkien’s vacillation on how primitive [[ilk|[g] vocalized before [m], [n]]] in Ilkorin. The earlier form of this word might an element in the name Draugluin “Werewolf” (LR/134), which in earlier writings was glossed “Werewolf Pale” (LB/205). The early Noldorin word ᴱN. lhui “pale” might be a precursor to it (PE13/149).

Changes

  • luin → lūn “pale” ✧ EtyAC/LUG²

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. luina “pale” ✧ EtyAC/LUY
  • ᴹQ. lúne “blue, blue, [ᴱQ.] deep blue” ✧ Ety/LUG²

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶lugni “blue” ✧ Ety/LUG²
    • ᴹ√LUG “*blue” ✧ Ety/LUG²
  • ᴹ√LUG “*blue” ✧ EtyAC/LUY

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶lugni > luin[lugni] > [lugne] > [luine] > [luin]✧ Ety/LUG²
ᴹ✶lugni > lūn[lugni] > [lugne] > [lūne] > [lūn]✧ Ety/LUG²

Variations

  • luin ✧ Ety/LUG² (Dor. luin); EtyAC/LUY (Dor. luin)
  • lūn ✧ EtyAC/LUG² (Dor. lūn)
Doriathrin [Ety/LUG²; EtyAC/LUG²; EtyAC/LUY] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Ossriandric

lygn

adjective. pale

An adjective for “pale” developed from primitive ᴹ✶lugni (Ety/LUG²). It seems that this word underwent [[dan|i-mutation of [u] to [y]]], as in the plural yrc of Dan. urc. However, it is known that [[mp|short final [i] became [e]]] in Common Eldarin, so that ᴹ✶lugni became ᴹ✶lugne before the divergence of these languages, making the i-mutation difficult to explain (as noted by Helge Fauskanger, AL-Nandorin/lygn). One possible explanation is that the short final [ĕ] either [[dan|reverted to [i] or did not change in the first place]] in the Danian branch of Eldarin.

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. lúne “blue, blue, [ᴱQ.] deep blue” ✧ Ety/LUG²

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶lugni “blue” ✧ Ety/LUG²
    • ᴹ√LUG “*blue” ✧ Ety/LUG²

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶lugni > lygn[lugni] > [lugne] > [lugni] > [lygni] > [lygn]✧ Ety/LUG²
Ossriandric [Ety/LUG²] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

span

root. white

Derivatives

  • Dan. spenna “white fog” ✧ Ety/SPAN
  • ᴹ✶spāna “cloud” ✧ Ety/SPAN
    • N. faun “cloud” ✧ Ety/SPAN
    • ᴹT. spania “cloud” ✧ Ety/SPAN
  • ᴹQ. fána “cloud; white” ✧ Ety/SPAN
  • ᴹQ. fanya “sky; white” ✧ Ety/SPAN
  • N. fein “white, radiant” ✧ Ety/SPAN
  • N. Fannor “Cloud-lord” ✧ Ety/SPAN

Element in

  • ᴹ✶Olosphantur “Lórien” ✧ Ety/ÓLOS
  • ᴹ✶Spanturo “lord of cloud” ✧ Ety/SPAN
  • ᴹQ. Are Fanturion “Day of the Fanturi, fourth day of the Valian week” ✧ Ety/LEP
  • ᴹQ. Nurufantur “Lord of Death-cloud” ✧ Ety/ÑGUR
  • ᴹQ. Olofantur “Lord of Dream-cloud” ✧ Ety/ÓLOS
  • N. Fannor “Cloud-lord” ✧ Ety/TĀ
  • N. Gurfannor “Lord of Death-cloud” ✧ Ety/ÑGUR
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/LEP; Ety/ÑGUR; Ety/ÓLOS; Ety/PHAY; Ety/SPAN; Ety/TĀ] Group: Eldamo. Published by

glindi

root. pale blue

A rejected root in The Etymologies of the 1930s for “pale blue” used in an abandoned explanation of N. Eredlindon as “Blue Mountains” (Ety/GLINDI; EtyAC/GLINDI). Later this name was S. Ered Lindon “Mountains of Lindon” (Ety/LIN²; S/123).

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. ilin “pale blue” ✧ Ety/GLINDI
  • N. glinn “(pale) blue” ✧ Ety/GLINDI

Variations

  • GLIND ✧ EtyAC/LUG² (GLIND)
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/GLINDI; EtyAC/LUG²] Group: Eldamo. Published by

windı̯ā

adjective. pale blue

Derivations

  • ᴹ√WIN(I)D “pale blue” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. vinya “pale blue” ✧ Ety/WIN
  • ᴹQ. vinde “pale blue” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN
  • N. gwind “pale blue” ✧ Ety/WIN; Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN

Variations

  • windi ✧ Ety/WIN (windi); EtyAC/WIN (windi)
  • windiā ✧ EtyAC/WIN
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN] Group: Eldamo. Published by

win(i)d

root. pale blue

A rejected with roots with derivatives having to do with “blue-grey” and “fading” (Ety/WIN), perhaps replacing another rejected root ᴹ√GWINDI (EtyAC/GWINDI).

Changes

  • WIN/WIND → WINID/WIND ✧ EtyAC/WIN
  • WINID/WIND → THIN ✧ Ety/WIN

Derivatives

  • Ilk. gwind “pale blue” ✧ EtyAC/GWINDI
  • ᴹ✶wínda- “fade” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN
    • ᴹQ. vinda- “to fade” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN
    • On. winda- “to fade, to have evening approach” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN
    • N. gwinna- “to fade” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN
  • ᴹ✶windı̯ā “pale blue” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN
    • ᴹQ. vinya “pale blue” ✧ Ety/WIN
    • ᴹQ. vinde “pale blue” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN
    • N. gwind “pale blue” ✧ Ety/WIN; Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN
  • ᴹ✶winyē “evening” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN
    • Ilk. gwine “evening” ✧ Ety/WIN
    • ᴹQ. vinye “evening” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN
    • N. gwîn “evening” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN
  • ᴹQ. vinde “pale blue” ✧ EtyAC/GWINDI
  • N. gwind “pale blue” ✧ EtyAC/GWINDI

Variations

  • WIN/WIND ✧ Ety/WIN (WIN/WIND)
  • GWINDI ✧ EtyAC/GWINDI (GWINDI)
  • WINID/WIND ✧ EtyAC/WIN (WINID/WIND)
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/WIN; EtyAC/GWINDI; EtyAC/WIN] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

nim

adjective. pale blue, blue green

Cognates

  • Eq. nin “blue (colour), blueness, blue green”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√NINI “*blue”

Early Ilkorin

slíw

adjective. pale

Cognates

  • En. lhui “pale” ✧ PE13/149

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶sleiwa “pale” ✧ PE13/149
Early Ilkorin [PE13/149] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Noldorin

lhui

adjective. pale

Changes

  • lhui → lhui “pale” ✧ PE13/149

Cognates

  • Eilk. slíw “pale” ✧ PE13/149
  • Eq. laiwa “pale” ✧ PE13/149
  • Et. líva ✧ PE13/149

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶sleiwa “pale” ✧ PE13/149

Element in

Early Noldorin [PE13/149] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Primitive Elvish

niqi

root. white

Derivatives

  • Eq. ninqa- “to shine white”
  • Eq. ninqe “white” ✧ LT1A/Taniquetil; QL/066
  • Eq. nikte- “to whiten, cleanse” ✧ QL/066
  • Eq. niqilis “fine snow” ✧ QL/066
  • Eq. niqis “snow” ✧ LT1A/Taniquetil; QL/066
  • G. nib “snowflake”
  • G. nigor “rain, rainy weather”
  • G. nimp “pallid”
  • G. nictha- “to rain, hail, snow”

Element in

Early Primitive Elvish [LT1A/Taniquetil; QL/066] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sleiwa

adjective. pale

Derivatives

  • En. lhui “pale” ✧ PE13/149
  • Eilk. slíw “pale” ✧ PE13/149
  • Eq. laiwa “pale” ✧ PE13/149
  • Et. líva ✧ PE13/149
Early Primitive Elvish [PE13/149] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

ninqe

adjective. white

Cognates

  • G. nimp “pallid” ✧ GL/60
  • En. nimp “wan, pale, sickly” ✧ PE13/164

Derivations

  • ᴱ√NIQI “white” ✧ LT1A/Taniquetil; QL/066

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√NIQI > ninqe[niŋkʷi] > [niŋkʷe]✧ QL/066

Variations

  • ninqë ✧ LT1A/Nielíqui; LT1A/Taniquetil
  • ninkve ✧ PE16/072; PE16/072; PE16/077
Early Quenya [GL/60; LT1A/Nielíqui; LT1A/Taniquetil; MC/213; MC/220; PE13/164; PE14/045; PE14/048; PE14/077; PE14/080; PE15/78; PE16/056; PE16/057; PE16/060; PE16/062; PE16/064; PE16/072; PE16/074; PE16/077; PE16/081; PE16/100; PE16/140; PME/066; QL/066] Group: Eldamo. Published by

níva

adjective. pale

Element in

Early Quenya [MC/213] Group: Eldamo. Published by

laiwa

adjective. pale

Cognates

  • En. lhui “pale” ✧ PE13/149

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶sleiwa “pale” ✧ PE13/149

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶sleiwa > laiwa[sleiwā] > [sleiwa] > [leiwa] > [laiwa]✧ PE13/149
Early Quenya [PE13/149] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lossa

adjective. white

Derivations

Element in

Early Quenya [MC/213; MC/216; PE16/092] Group: Eldamo. Published by