Quenya 

Naira

vast, wide, empty

naira (2) adj. "vast, wide, empty" (PE17:27)

Naira

heart of flame

Naira (1) noun "Heart of Flame", a name of the Sun (MR:198)

Naira

dreadful, horrible, unendurable

naira (3) adj. "dreadful, horrible, unendurable" (PE17:151)

naira

adjective. vast, wide, empty

Derivations

  • (Ñ)GAY “gape, become wide, open, vast” ✧ PE17/027

Element in

  • ᴺQ. nairë “space (as a physical dimension)”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ÑGAY > naira[ŋgaira] > [ŋaira] > [naira]✧ PE17/027

Variations

  • naira ✧ PE17/027

naira

adjective. dreadful, horrible, unendurable, dreadful, horrible, unendurable, [ᴱQ.] dire, grievous

Cognates

  • S. naer “dreadful, horrible, unendurable, dreadful, horrible, unendurable; [N.] lamentable, sad” ✧ PE17/151

Derivations

  • NAY “cause bitter grief or pain, cause bitter grief or pain, [ᴹ√] lament” ✧ PE17/151

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
NAY > naira[naira]✧ PE17/151

Variations

  • naira ✧ PE17/151

naira

proper name. Naira

A transient name for the Sun, soon changed to Vása (MR/198). It is probably a derivative of √NAR “fire”.

Changes

  • NairaVása ✧ MR/198

Derivations

  • NAR “fire, fire, [ᴹ√] flame”
Quenya [MR/198; MRI/Naira] Group: Eldamo. Published by

yána

vast, huge; wide

yána (1) adj. "vast, huge; wide" (PE17:99, 115); also yanda, q.v.

Sindarin 

naer

adjective. dreadful

_ adj. _dreadful, horrible, unendurable. Q. naira.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:151] < NAY cause bitter pain or grief. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

naer

adjective. dreadful, horrible, unendurable, dreadful, horrible, unendurable; [N.] lamentable, sad

Cognates

  • Q. naira “dreadful, horrible, unendurable, dreadful, horrible, unendurable, [ᴱQ.] dire, grievous” ✧ PE17/151

Derivations

  • NAY “cause bitter grief or pain, cause bitter grief or pain, [ᴹ√] lament” ✧ PE17/151

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
NAY > naer[nairā] > [naira] > [nair] > [naer]✧ PE17/151

Variations

  • Naer ✧ S/224
Sindarin [PE17/151; S/224] Group: Eldamo. Published by

daer

adjective. dreadful

_ adj. _dreadful, horrible, ghastly.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:151] < DAY, NDAY dreadful, abominable, detestable. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

goeol

adjective. dreadful, terrifying

Sindarin [PM/363] Group: SINDICT. Published by

naer

dreadful

(lamentable, woeful, sad); no distinct pl. form.

gaer

dreadful

1) gaer (awful, fearful; holy); lenited aear; no distinct pl. form. Note: homophones mean "reddish, copper-coloured, ruddy" and also "sea". 2) naer (lamentable, woeful, sad); no distinct pl. form.

gaer

dreadful

(awful, fearful; holy); lenited ’aear; no distinct pl. form. Note: homophones mean "reddish, copper-coloured, ruddy" and also "sea".

goeol

dire

goeol (terrible, fell), lenited oeol; pl. goeoel. Archaic *goeaul.

goeol

dire

(terrible, fell), lenited ’oeol; pl. goeoel. Archaic ✱goeaul.

taur

vast

taur (also tor-, tar- in compounds) (lofty, high, sublime, noble; vast, masterful, mighty, overwhelming, huge, awful), lenited daur, pl. toer. Note: homophones mean ”king (of a people)” and also ”great wood, forest”.

taur

vast

(also tor-, tar- in compounds) (lofty, high, sublime, noble; vast, masterful, mighty, overwhelming, huge, awful), lenited daur, pl. toer. Note: homophones mean ”king (of a people)” and also ”great wood, forest”.

Noldorin 

gaer

adjective. dreadful

Noldorin [Ety/358] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gaer

adjective. dreadful

Derivations

  • On. gērrha “dreadful” ✧ Ety/GÁYAS
    • ᴹ✶gaisrā “dreadful” ✧ Ety/GÁYAS
    • ᴹ√GAYAS “fear” ✧ Ety/GÁYAS

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
On. gērrha > gaer[gę̄rra] > [gę̄rr] > [gaerr] > [gaer]✧ Ety/GÁYAS
Noldorin [Ety/GÁYAS] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gorgor

adjective. dreadful

Derivations

  • ÑGOR “dread, terror, fear, horror”

Element in

Variations

  • Gorgor ✧ WR/122

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Old Noldorin 

gērrha

adjective. dreadful

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶gaisrā “dreadful” ✧ Ety/GÁYAS
    • ᴹ√GAYAS “fear” ✧ Ety/GÁYAS

Derivatives

  • N. gaer “dreadful” ✧ Ety/GÁYAS

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶gaisrā > gǣsra > gērrha[gaisrā] > [gaisra] > [gę̄sra] > [gę̄rra]✧ Ety/GÁYAS
Old Noldorin [Ety/GÁYAS] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

gaisrā

adjective. dreadful

Derivations

  • ᴹ√GAYAS “fear” ✧ Ety/GÁYAS

Derivatives

  • On. gērrha “dreadful” ✧ Ety/GÁYAS
    • N. gaer “dreadful” ✧ Ety/GÁYAS
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/GÁYAS] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

naira

adjective. dire, grievous

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ŊAHYA “hurt, grieve” ✧ QL/065

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√NAẎA > naira[ŋaðʲrā] > [ŋaðʲra] > [ŋajra] > [ŋaira] > [naira]✧ QL/065
Early Quenya [PME/065; QL/065] Group: Eldamo. Published by

varkima

adjective. dreadful

Cognates

Early Quenya [QL/102] Group: Eldamo. Published by