lepincë

little finger

lepincë ("k")noun "little finger" (VT47:26, VT48:5); variant lepinca (VT47:10). According to VT48:15, 18, lepincë is derived from older lepinki; if so the Quenya form should have the stem lepinci-.

lepincë

noun. little finger

A word for the “little finger” in notes on Eldarin Hands, Fingers and Numerals from 1968, a combination of ✶lepe “finger” and the diminutive suffix ✶-inki, appearing first as lepinka and later as lepinke (VT47/10-11; VT48/5). The short form Q. {nitye >>} níke was also used for the “little finger” (VT48/5, 15).

Conceptual Development: In drafts of these notes, the word first appeared as Q. nihtil, a combination of √NIK “small” and Q. -til “point” (VT47/26).

Cognates

• S. lebig “little finger” ✧ VT48/05

Variations

• lepinka ✧ VT47/10; VT47/27
• lepinke ✧ VT47/26; VT48/05; VT48/18

lepinca

little finger

lepinca ("k")noun "little finger" (VT47:10); variant lepincë (VT47:26, VT48:5)

lepinca

noun. little finger

nihtil

little finger

[nihtil noun "little finger" (VT47:26)]

nityë

little finger

[nityë noun, ephemeral word for "little finger", changed to nícë (VT48:15)

nícë

little finger

nícë "little finger" (VT48:5, 15), also lepincë

nícë

noun. little finger

Changes

• nitye → níke ✧ VT48/05

Cognates

• S. niged “little finger” ✧ VT48/05
• T. nícë “little finger” ✧ VT48/05

Elements

Word	Gloss
níca	“little, small”

Variations

• níke ✧ VT48/05
• nitye ✧ VT48/15 (nitye)