Quenya 

finië

cunning

finië noun? "cunning" (LT1:253)

findë

cunning

findë (2) noun? (less likely adj.) "cunning" (LT1:253; this "Qenya" word is possibly obsoleted by # 1 above)

finië

noun. cunning

Derivations

  • √PHIN “clever, skillful; neat, fine, delicate; skill, dexterity, clever, skillful; neat, fine, delicate; skill, dexterity, [ᴹ√] nimbleness”

Sindarin 

coru

adjective. cunning, wily

Sindarin [Ety/366, X/W] Group: SINDICT. Published by

coru

cunning

(adj.) coru (wily), lenited goru, analogical pl. cery. Archaic corw (pl. cyrw).

coru

cunning

(wily), lenited goru, analogical pl. cery. Archaic corw (pl. cyrw).

curu

cunning device

(i guru, o churu) (skill, craft), pl. cyry (i chyry) (VT45:24). Similar forms function as adjectives:

Noldorin 

curu

noun. cunning

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. kurwe “craft” ✧ Ety/KUR

Derivations

  • ᴹ√KUR “craft” ✧ Ety/KUR

Element in

  • N. crumguru “wiley, sinister, guilty” ✧ EtyAC/KUR
  • N. Curufin “Crafty” ✧ Ety/KUR
  • N. curunir “a man of craft, wizard” ✧ Ety/KUR

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√KUR > curw > curu[kurwe] > [kurwe] > [kurw] > [kuru]✧ Ety/KUR
ᴹ√KUR > cyry[kurwi] > [kyrwi] > [kyrui] > [kyry]✧ Ety/KUR
Noldorin [Ety/KUR; EtyAC/KUR] Group: Eldamo. Published by

corw

adjective. cunning, wily

Noldorin [Ety/366, X/W] Group: SINDICT. Published by

Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!

Gnomish

mablios

adjective. cunning

Gnomish [GL/55; LT2A/Ermabwed] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

finie

noun. cunning

Derivations

  • ᴱ√FINI “*cunning” ✧ LT1A/Finwë; QL/038

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√FINI > finië[ɸiniē] > [ɸinie] > [finie]✧ LT1A/Finwë

Variations

  • finië ✧ LT1A/Finwë
  • findë ✧ LT1A/Finwë
  • finde ✧ QL/038
Early Quenya [LT1A/Finwë; QL/038] Group: Eldamo. Published by

finde

noun. cunning