Quenya 

inca

idea

inca ("k")noun "idea" (VT45:18, where the word is cited with a final hyphen, though its gloss would indicate that it is a noun not a verb. Originally, the triple glosses "idea, notion, guess" were provided.)

Sindarin 

inc

idea

1) inc (guess, notion), no distinct pl. form (though the pl. article in will mark the word as pl. when definite); coll. pl. ingath; 2) naw (pl. noe). In ”Noldorin”, the pl. form was nui. Coll. pl. ?nawath or ?noath.

inc

idea

(guess, notion), no distinct pl. form (though the pl. article in will mark the word as pl. when definite); coll. pl. ingath

naw

idea

(pl. noe). In ”Noldorin”, the pl. form was *nui***. Coll. pl. ?nawath or ?noath**.

Noldorin 

naw

noun. idea

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

naw

noun. idea

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. “conception, idea, thought” ✧ Ety/NOWO

Derivations

  • ᴹ√NOW “think, form idea, imagine” ✧ Ety/NOWO

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√NOWO > naw[nou] > [nou] > [nau]✧ Ety/NOWO
Noldorin [Ety/NOWO] Group: Eldamo. 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!

Qenya 

inka

noun. idea

Changes

  • inka-inka- “idea, notion, guess” ✧ EtyAC/INK

Derivations

  • ᴹ√INIK “*idea” ✧ Ety/INK

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√INK > inka-[iŋka]✧ Ety/INK

Variations

  • inka- ✧ EtyAC/INK; EtyAC/INK (inka-)

Gnomish

finthi

noun. idea, notion

Elements

WordGloss
FINI“*cunning”
-thi“noun suffix”

Early Quenya

tengwet(ta)

noun. idea, notion

Cognates

  • G. tung “a thought, an idea”

Variations

  • tengwet ✧ QL/091
  • tengwetta ✧ QL/091
Early Quenya [QL/091] Group: Eldamo. Published by