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Early Quenya

er

adverb/conjunction. only, but, still

Cognates

  • G. er “one” ✧ LT1A/Tol Eressëa

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ERE “remain alone” ✧ LT1A/Tol Eressëa; QL/036

Element in

  • Eq. eresse “alone, by oneself, singly, only; once” ✧ LT1A/Tol Eressëa; QL/036

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ERE > er[er]✧ QL/036

Variations

  • er ✧ LT1A/Tol Eressëa; QL/036
Early Quenya [LT1A/Tol Eressëa; QL/036] Group: Eldamo. Published by

er

adverb/adjective. one, only, alone, a single

Changes

  • er → er “one” ✧ QL/036

Cognates

  • G. er “one” ✧ GL/32

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ERE “remain alone” ✧ QL/036

Element in

  • Eq. ellume “*one time” ✧ PE14/049
  • Eq. eru “once” ✧ PE14/049
  • Eq. Elmavoite “One-handed”
  • Eq. eresse “alone, by oneself, singly, only; once” ✧ PE14/047; PE14/079
  • Eq. eressea “lonely” ✧ PE14/047
  • Eq. erya “only, single” ✧ PE14/082

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ERE > er[er]✧ QL/036

Variations

  • el- ✧ GL/32
  • er- ✧ GL/32
  • er ✧ PE14/047; PE14/049; PE14/079; PE14/082; QL/036 (er)
  • ere ✧ QL/036 (ere)
Early Quenya [GL/32; PE14/047; PE14/049; PE14/079; PE14/082; QL/036] Group: Eldamo. Published by

el

adverb/adjective. one

mir

cardinal. one

Cognates

  • G. min “one, single” ✧ LT1A/Minethlos

Derivations

  • ᴱ√MĪ “*one” ✧ LT1A/Minethlos; QL/061

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√MĪ¹ > mir[mir]✧ QL/061
Early Quenya [LT1A/Minethlos; PME/061; QL/061] Group: Eldamo. Published by

hi

pronoun. she; 3rd sg. fem. pronoun

Element in

  • Eq. (h)íva “*her; 3rd sg. fem. possessive emphatic” ✧ PE14/052
  • Eq. hi·mante “she ate” ✧ PE14/085
  • Eq. hi·tule ki “she may be coming, may come” ✧ PE14/059
  • Eq. hi·tule nai “she might (possibly) come or be coming” ✧ PE14/059
  • Eq. hi·túlie nai “she might have come” ✧ PE14/059
  • Eq. hi·tulinde nai “she {will >>} might be coming (supposing else also to be the case, which we know is not so)” ✧ PE14/059
  • Eq. hi·tuluva nai “she might (conceivably) come at some time in the future” ✧ PE14/059
  • Eq. hie “she (emphatic); 3rd sg. fem. pronoun” ✧ PE14/052
  • Eq. naike hi·tule “would she might come (of something remotely possible or impossible)” ✧ PE14/059
  • Eq. hya- “*her; 3rd sg. fem. possessive” ✧ PE14/052

Variations

  • hi- ✧ PE14/052; PE14/085
  • i- ✧ PE14/052
Early Quenya [PE14/052; PE14/053; PE14/054; PE14/059; PE14/085] Group: Eldamo. Published by

i-

prefix. she; 3rd sg. fem. pronoun