Quenya 

fimbë

slender

*fimbë (stem fimbi-) adj. "slender" (PE17:23)

fimbë

adjective. slender, slender, *thin

Cognates

  • S. fim “slender, slim” ✧ PE17/023

Derivations

  • PHIM “*slender, slim” ✧ PE17/023

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
PHIM > fimbi-[pʰimbi] > [pʰimbe] > [ɸimbe] > [fimbe]✧ PE17/023

nindë

slender

nindë adj. "slender" (NIN-DI, pointing to a stem-form nindi-). Not to be confused with *nindë as the likely pa.t. of the verb nir-, q.v.

teren

slender

teren, terenë adj. "slender" (TER/TERES)

Sindarin 

nind

adjective. slender

Sindarin [Ety/378, X/ND1] Group: SINDICT. Published by

fim

slender

fim (slim). No distinct pl. form. (LotR Appendix F). 3) nind (thin, fragile); no distinct pl. form. 4)

fim

slender

(slim). No distinct pl. form. (LotR Appendix F). 3) nind (thin, fragile); no distinct pl. form. 4)

nind

adjective. slender

Sindarin Group: Eldamo - neologism/adaptations. Published by

lhind

slender

1) *lhind (fine), lenited ?thlind or ?lind (the lenition product of lh is uncertain); no distinct pl. form. Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” thlind. 2)

lhind

slender

(fine), lenited ?thlind or ?lind (the lenition product of lh is uncertain); no distinct pl. form. Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” thlind.

trîw

slender

trîw (lenited drîw; no distinct pl. form) (fine).

trîw

slender

(lenited drîw; no distinct pl. form) (fine).

Noldorin 

ninn

adjective. slender

Noldorin [Ety/378, X/ND1] Group: SINDICT. Published by

ninn

adjective. slender

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. ninde “slender” ✧ Ety/NIN-DI

Derivations

  • ᴹ√NINDI “fragile, thin” ✧ Ety/NIN-DI

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√NIN-DI > ninn[nindi] > [ninde] > [nind] > [ninn]✧ Ety/NIN-DI
Noldorin [Ety/NIN-DI] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Qenya 

ninde

adjective. slender

Cognates

  • N. ninn “slender” ✧ Ety/NIN-DI

Derivations

  • ᴹ√NINDI “fragile, thin” ✧ Ety/NIN-DI

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√NIN-DI > ninde[nindi] > [ninde]✧ Ety/NIN-DI

teren

adjective. slender, slender; [ᴱQ.] lissom, lithe

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶terēn(ē) “slender” ✧ Ety/TER
    • ᴹ√TER “pierce” ✧ Ety/TER

Element in

  • ᴹQ. Terendul “Slender and Dark” ✧ Ety/TER

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶terēn(ē) > teren[terēn] > [teren]✧ Ety/TER
ᴹ✶terēn(ē) > terene[terēnē] > [terenē] > [terene]✧ Ety/TER

Variations

  • terene ✧ Ety/TER

terene

adjective. slender

Middle Primitive Elvish

terēn(ē)

adjective. slender

Derivations

  • ᴹ√TER “pierce” ✧ Ety/TER

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. teren “slender, slender; [ᴱQ.] lissom, lithe” ✧ Ety/TER
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/TER] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

gledhrin

adjective. slender

glen(d)rin

adjective. slender

Element in

Variations

  • gledhrin ✧ GL/39
  • glendrin ✧ LT2A/Glend
Gnomish [GL/39; LT2A/Glend] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Noldorin

tlui

adjective. slender

Cognates

  • Eq. toloise “rounded, cylindrical” ✧ PE13/154

Derivations

Early Noldorin [PE13/154] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

sild(r)a

adjective. slender

Cognates

Derivations

Element in

  • Eq. kolosilde “long thin point” ✧ QL/047
  • Eq. pinqisil(da) “(slender and) tapering” ✧ QL/073; QL/084

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ÞḶÐḶ > silda[θḷðā] > [θḷða] > [θilða] > [θilda] > [silda]✧ QL/084

Variations

  • silde ✧ QL/047 (silde)
  • silda ✧ QL/073; QL/084
  • sildra ✧ QL/084
Early Quenya [QL/047; QL/073; QL/084] Group: Eldamo. Published by