A word appearing in The Etymologies of the 1930s with the gloss “male” (Ety/INI), an adjectival form of the noun ᴹQ. hanu “male” (Ety/ƷAN).
Qenya
hanuvoite
adjective. *masculine
hanwa
adjective. male
Cognates
- N. anw “male (person or animal)” ✧ Ety/INI
Derivations
- ᴹ√ƷAN “male” ✧ Ety/INI
Elements
Word Gloss hanu “male, man (of Men or Elves), male animal” Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√ƷAN > hanwa [ɣanwa] > [hanwa] ✧ Ety/INI
An unglossed word in The Etymologies of the 1930s appearing next to female ᴹQ. inimeite (Ety/INI), likely meaning “✱masculine” as an adjectival form of ᴹQ. hanu “male” (Ety/ƷAN).
Conceptual Development: The Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s had the adjective ᴱQ. anuvoite “male, masculine” as an elaboration of ᴱQ. anu “a male” (QL/31).