quín, quínë noun "crest, ridge" (PE17:24. 173)
Quenya
quín
crest, ridge
quín, quínë
crest, ridge
Sindarin
pind
noun. crest
n. crest, ridge, esp. used of long (low) hill with a sharp ridge against skyline. Q. quíne. >> pend 1/2, pinn, Pinnath Gelin
pinn
noun. crest
n. crest, ridge, esp. used of long (low) hill with a sharp ridge against skyline. Q. quíne. >> pend 1/2, pind, Pinnath Gelin
amloth
noun. flower or floreate device used as crest fixed to the point of a tall helmet
Primitive elvish
kwin
root. crest, salient or top edge
A root Tolkien introduced to explain S. pinnath “ridges” (class plural of pind) in Pinnath Gelin “Green Ridges” (PE17/173). It appeared below √PED “fall in steep slant, incline, slope”, which was the basis for the similarly formed S. pend “slope”. In notes elsewhere Tolkien said that pinnath was a blending of the two plural forms of pend: general plural pind and class plural pennath (PE17/24), but it seem he later decided pind was from the distinct root √KWIN.
Derivatives
kwin
root. *squeak
Derivatives
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!
Early Primitive Elvish
qini
root. *squeak
The unglossed root ᴱ√QINI appeared in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with derivatives like ᴱQ. qíne “squeaking” and ᴱQ. qíni- “speak high, squeak” (QL/77).
Neo-Eldarin: I think it worth positing a Neo-Eldarin root ᴺ√KWIN “squeak” to preserve these Early Qenya words, though it conflicts with √KWIN “crest, salient or top edge”.
Derivatives
Element in
- Eq. salqin “viola” ✧ QL/081
quín, quínë noun "crest, ridge" (PE17:24)