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Qenya 

maite

adjective. handy, skilled

Cognates

  • On. maite “handy, skilled” ✧ Ety/MAƷ
  • N. moed “handy, skilled” ✧ Ety/MAƷ

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶maʒiti “handy, skilled” ✧ Ety/MAƷ
    • ᴹ√MAƷ “hand” ✧ Ety/MAƷ; EtyAC/MAƷ

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
má“hand”
-ite“(verbal) adjective ending”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶maʒiti > maite[maɣiti] > [maɣite] > [maite]✧ Ety/MAƷ

-ite

suffix. (verbal) adjective ending

Element in

  • ᴹQ. aranaite “*kingly, royal”
  • ᴹQ. karaite “able to make, handy, crafty, craftsmanlike, skilled” ✧ PE22/111; PE22/111; PE22/111
  • ᴹQ. himíte “clinging, able to stick on” ✧ PE22/111; PE22/111
  • ᴹQ. inimeite “*feminine”
  • ᴹQ. maite “handy, skilled”
  • ᴹQ. ólamaite “consonantal”
  • ᴹQ. tulumaite “likely to come, probable (of future events)” ✧ PE22/111; PE22/111
  • ᴹQ. -voite “adjective suffix”

Variations

  • íte ✧ PE22/111
  • aite ✧ PE22/111
  • oite ✧ PE22/111
  • uite ✧ PE22/111
  • maite ✧ PE22/111

taura

adjective. mighty

Cognates

  • N. taur “vast, mighty, overwhelming, awful, huge; high, sublime” ✧ Ety/TUR

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶taurā “masterful, mighty” ✧ Ety/TUR
    • ᴹ√TUR “power, control, mastery, victory” ✧ Ety/TĀ; Ety/TÁWAR; Ety/TUR

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶taurā > taura[taurā] > [taura]✧ Ety/TUR