Quenya 

nercë

little man

nercë ("k")noun "little man", a diminutive of nér (VT47:33). VT48:18 seems to hint that - is to be derived from older -ki; if so, nercë should have the stem-form nerci-. Compare wenci.

nercë

noun. little man

A diminutive form of nér “man” given as {nerkĭ >>} nerke “little man” in notes from 1968 (VT47/33), with the addition of the diminutive suffix ✶-i(n)ki.