Quenya 

finta-

to make, finish off, or decorate a thing with delicate work

finta- (1) vb. "to make, finish off, or decorate a thing with delicate work" (PE17:17)

finta-

verb. to make, finish off, decorate a thing with delicate work; to show skill

Derivations

  • √PHIN “clever, skillful; neat, fine, delicate; skill, dexterity, clever, skillful; neat, fine, delicate; skill, dexterity, [ᴹ√] nimbleness” ✧ PE17/017; PE17/119

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
√PHIN- > finta-[pʰinta-] > [ɸinta-] > [finta-]✧ PE17/017
√PHINĪ > finta-[pʰinta-] > [ɸinta-] > [finta-]✧ PE17/119
Quenya [PE17/017; PE17/119] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ric-

verb. to twist

Derivations

  • √RIK “twist, twist; [ᴹ√] jerk, sudden move, flirt” ✧ VT39/09

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
√RIK > iríkie[rik-]✧ VT39/09

Sindarin 

cad-

z2# verb. to shape; mold

Derived from the primitive root '√KAT' found in compound of 'etkat-': Out-Shape (later becoming Sindarin Echad: To Fashion). Cognate of Quenya Cat-.

car

make

(i gâr, i cherir), pa.t. agor (do, build) (WJ:415)

echad

make

(i echad, in echedir) (fashion, shape), pa.t. echant (VT45:19)

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

fintha-

verb. to twist; to deceive, cheat, take in

Changes

  • finta- → fintha- ✧ GL/35

Derivations

  • ᴱ√FṆTṆ “*crooked, twisted” ✧ GL/35

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√fṇt > fintha-[ɸṇta-] > [fṇta-] > [finta-] > [finθa-]✧ GL/35

Variations

  • finta- ✧ GL/34 (finta-); GL/35 (finta-)
Gnomish [GL/34; GL/35] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Primitive Elvish

kar-

verb. to make

Derivations

  • ᴱ√KARA “do, make”

Derivatives

  • Eq. kara- “to do, make” ✧ PE14/058

Variations

  • kar ✧ PE14/058
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