maidh

adjective. pale, fallow, fawn

maidh

adjective. pale, fallow, fawn [light yellowish tan colour]

Cognates

• ᴹQ. marya “pale, fallow, fawn [light yellowish tan colour]” ✧ Ety/MAD; EtyAC/MAD

Derivations

• ᴹ√MAD “*pale (yellow)” ✧ Ety/MAD; EtyAC/MAƷ

Element in

• N. Maidhros “Pale-glitter” ✧ Ety/MAD; EtyAC/MAƷ (Maiðros); EtyAC/MAƷ (Meiðros)

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√MAD > meið > maið	[madja] > [maðja] > [maðia] > [meðia] > [meði] > [meið]	✧ Ety/MAD

Variations

• maið ✧ Ety/MAD; EtyAC/MAƷ (maið)
• meidh ✧ EtyAC/MAD (meidh)
• meið ✧ EtyAC/MAƷ (meið)

meidh

adjective. pale, fallow, fawn

malw

adjective. fallow, pale

nim-

adjective. pale, white

nimp

adjective. pale, white

gael

adjective. pale, glimmering

nimp

adjective. pale

Cognates

• ᴹQ. ninqe “white” ✧ Ety/NIK-W

Derivations

• ᴹ√NIK(W) “*snow; white” ✧ Ety/NIK-W

Element in

• N. Ered Nimras “White Mountains”
• N. Ered Nimrath “White Mountains”
• N. Ephel Nimrais
• N. Nimbrethil
• N. Nimloth “Pale Blossom”
• N. nimmid(a)- “to whiten” ✧ Ety/NIK-W
• N. Nimdil “White Horn”
• N. nínim “snowdrop”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√NIK-W > nimp	[niŋkwi] > [niŋkwe] > [nimpe] > [nimpʰe] > [nimɸe] > [nimfe] > [nimf] > [nimp] > [nimp]	✧ Ety/NIK-W