Qenya
ninqe
adjective. white
Cognates
- N. nimp “pale” ✧ Ety/NIK-W
Derivations
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
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶ninkwi > ninqe [niŋkwi] > [niŋkwe] ✧ Ety/NIK-W