Noldorin 

cuin

adjective. alive

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cuin

adjective. alive

An adjective for “alive” in The Etymologies of the 1930s based on the root ᴹ√KUY “come to life, awake” (Ety/KUY).

Conceptual Development: In the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s Tolkien had G. cuib “alive” (GL/27) and in Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s Tolkien had ᴱN. cuif (cuiv-) “alive” (PE13/141).

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. kuina “alive” ✧ Ety/KUY

Derivations

  • ᴹ√KUY “come to life, awake” ✧ Ety/KUY

Element in

  • ᴺS. cuinas “vitality, liveliness”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√KUY > cuin[kujna] > [kuina] > [kuin]✧ Ety/KUY

cuina-

verb. to be alive

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cûn

adjective. bowed, bow-shaped, bent

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maew

noun. gull

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maew

noun. gull

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. maiwe “gull” ✧ Ety/MIW

Derivations

  • ᴹ√MIW “whine” ✧ Ety/MIW

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√MIW > maew[maiwe] > [maiw] > [maew]✧ Ety/MIW