Gnomish
thinc
noun. a pick, a choice; a bunch, posy
Derivations
- ᴱ√ÞIKI “*choose”
sinc
noun. metal
Cognates
- Eq. sink “mineral, gem, metal”
Derivations
- ᴱ√SINI “pale blue‽”
Element in
- G. sincli “crystal” ✧ GL/67
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A noun from the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s appearing as G. sinc “metal” (GL/67), clearly the cognate of ᴱQ. sink “mineral, gem, metal” from the root ᴱ√SINI (QL/83).
Neo-Sindarin: I would retain this word for purposes of Neo-Sindarin, but would revise its sense to ᴺS. sinc “mineral”, derived from the primitive form ✶sinki (PE17/108) which may itself mean “✱mineral”; see that entry for discussion. I would use N. tinc for “metal”.