finwa

dexterous; clever, fine, delicate

finwa adj. "dexterous; clever, fine, delicate" (PE17:119, 181), a similar word is glossed "sagacious" in very early material (LT1:253)

finwa

adjective. clever, fine, delicate; dexterous, ️dexterous, clever; fine, delicate; [ᴱQ.] acute, sagacious

Derivations

• √PHIN “clever, skillful; neat, fine, delicate; skill, dexterity, clever, skillful; neat, fine, delicate; skill, dexterity, [ᴹ√] nimbleness” ✧ PE17/119; PE17/181

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√PHINĪ > finwa	[pʰinwa] > [ɸinwa] > [finwa]	✧ PE17/119
√PHĬN > finwa	[pʰinwa] > [ɸinwa] > [finwa]	✧ PE17/181

finca

clever

finca adj. "clever" (in petty ways) (PE17:119). A distinct form finca is also mentioned as the cognate of Sindarin fineg, but neither form is clearly glossed. The word-group under consideration has to do with hair(PE17:17).

finya

adjective. clever

Derivations

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

Element in

• ᴺQ. finyalë “cleverness”
• Q. leptafinya “clever-fingered” ✧ PE17/017

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√PHIN- > finya	[pʰinja] > [ɸinja] > [finja]	✧ PE17/017

fínëa

dexterous

fínëa adj. "dexterous" (PE17:119), also finwa, q.v.

fínëa

adjective. dexterous

Elements

Word	Gloss
fínë	“dexterity”
-a	“adjectival suffix”

laeg

acute

laeg (keen, sharp). No distinct pl. form. Note: a homophone means ”fresh, green”.

laeg

acute

(keen, sharp). No distinct pl. form. Note: a homophone means ”fresh, green”.

maen

clever

maen (lenited vaen; no distinct pl. form) (skilled) (noun):

maen

clever

(lenited vaen; no distinct pl. form) (skilled)