undu adv. (and prep.?) "down, under, beneath" (UNU, VT46:20); prefixundu- "down", in undulávë "down-licked" = covered. (Nam)
Quenya
nancar-
undo
undu
down, under, beneath
undu
down
nancar-
verb. to undo, to undo, *destroy
@@@ sense “destroy” suggested by Helge Fauskanger (NQNT)
Cognates
- S. dangar- “to undo” ✧ PE17/166
Element in
- ᴺQ. alanancárima “indestructible”
- ᴺQ. nancárima “destructible”
- ᴺQ. nancarindo “destroyer”
- ᴺQ. nancáro “destroyer”
Elements
Word Gloss nan- “back (again), back (again); [ᴹQ.] backwards” car- “to do, make, to do, make, [ᴹQ.] build” Variations
- nankari- ✧ PE17/166
ampícië
adverb. less
Elements
Word Gloss pic- “to lessen, dwindle, wane”
mis
less
mis adverbial particle "less" (PE14:80)
undo
less
@@@ from Discord challenges Feb 2022
Derivations
- √NŪ/UNU “down, under; go down, sink”
únut-
verb. to untie
Elements
Word Gloss ú- “no, not, un-, in-; hard, difficult, bad, uneasy; hardly, with difficulty, ‘badly’” nut- “to tie, to tie, *bind”
avanut-
verb. to untie
Elements
Word Gloss ava- “negation (refusing or forbidden)” nut- “to tie, to tie, *bind”
#nancar- vb. "undo" (destroy). Cited in the form nancari- ("k"), apparently including the connecting vowel of the aorist (PE17:166)