Quenya 

melwa

lovely

melwa adj. "lovely" (LT1:262); compare melda in Tolkiens later Quenya.

lissë

sweet

lissë adj. "sweet" (Nam, RGEO:66); also noun "sweetness", used metaphorically for "grace" (VT43:29, VT44:18); in this sense the word may be compounded as #Erulissë, q.v. Genitive lissëo in VT44:18. - In the entry LIS in the Etymologies, Tolkien originally gave lissë as the noun "honey", but then changed it to lis with stem liss- (VT45:28)

lissë

adjective. sweet

Cognates

  • S. liss “fragrant, sweet”
  • S. laich “sweet” ✧ PE17/154

Derivations

  • lissĭ- ✧ PE17/154
    • LIS “*sweet, [ᴱ√] sweetness, [ᴹ√] honey” ✧ PE17/154

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
lissĭ- > lisse[lissi] > [lisse]✧ PE17/154

Variations

  • lissë ✧ LotR/0377
  • lisse ✧ PE17/064; PE17/064; PE17/154; RGEO/58
  • lísse ✧ RGEO/58
Quenya [LotR/0377; PE17/064; PE17/154; RGEO/58] Group: Eldamo. Published by

írima

lovely, beautiful, desirable

írima adj. "lovely, beautiful, desirable" (ID, FS, PE17:155), in FS also pl. írimar; in the "Qenya" of Fíriel's Song, adjectives in -a form their plurals in -ar instead of -ë as in LotR-style Quenya.

Sindarin 

melui

adjective. lovely, sweet

This word only occurs in the place name Imloth Melui, a vale where roses grew

Sindarin [LotR/V:VIII, VT/42:18, RC/582] Group: SINDICT. Published by

melui

adjective. lovely, sweet

Element in

  • S. Imloth Melui “Lovely or Sweet Flower-valley” ✧ RC/582; VT42/18

Elements

WordGloss
mel-“to love”
-ui“-ful, having quality, adjective suffix; possibility, suitability [as verbal suffix], *-able”

Variations

  • Melui ✧ RC/582; VT42/18
Sindarin [RC/582; VT42/18] Group: Eldamo. Published by

deil

lovely

_ adj. _lovely, beautiful. Q. lelya. >> dail

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:151] < _delya_ < DEL. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

laich

adjective. sweet

Cognates

  • Q. lissë “sweet” ✧ PE17/154

Derivations

  • lisyā “sweet” ✧ PE17/148; PE17/154
    • LIS “*sweet, [ᴱ√] sweetness, [ᴹ√] honey” ✧ PE17/148; PE17/154

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
lisyā > liχı̯ā > leχı̯ > leich > laich[lisjā] > [lixjā] > [lixja] > [lexja] > [lexia] > [lexi] > [leix] > [laix]✧ PE17/148
lisyā > lîch[lisji] > [lixji] > [lixī] > [lix] > [līx]✧ PE17/148

Variations

  • leich ✧ PE17/154
Sindarin [PE17/148; PE17/154] Group: Eldamo. Published by

leich

adjective. sweet

dail

adjective. lovely

_ adj. _lovely, beautiful. Q. lelya. >> deil

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:151] < _delya_ < DEL. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

melui

sweet

1) (= lovely) melui (lenited velui; no distinct pl. form) (VT42:18). 2) lend (tuneful), pl. lind. Note: a homophone means ”way, journey”. No Sindarin adjective describing sweet taste occurs in published material.

melui

sweet

(lenited velui; no distinct pl. form) (VT42:18).

lend

sweet

(tuneful), pl. lind. Note: a homophone means ”way, journey”. No Sindarin adjective describing sweet taste occurs in published material.

Primitive elvish

lisyā

adjective. sweet

Changes

  • leχalisya ✧ PE17/154

Derivations

  • LIS “*sweet, [ᴱ√] sweetness, [ᴹ√] honey” ✧ PE17/148; PE17/154

Derivatives

  • S. laich “sweet” ✧ PE17/148; PE17/154

Variations

  • lisya ✧ PE17/154
  • leχa ✧ PE17/154 (leχa)
Primitive elvish [PE17/148; PE17/154] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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!

Gnomish

glis

adjective. sweet

Cognates

  • Eq. líse “sweet” ✧ GL/39

Derivations

  • ᴱ√LISI “sweetness”

gûri

adjective. sweet

Cognates

  • Eq. wóre “sweet (to taste only)” ✧ QL/104

Derivations

  • ᴱ√GWORI “‽” ✧ QL/104

Element in

  • G. gurmir “drink of the Valar, *(lit.) sweet wine” ✧ GL/43

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√GWORI > gur[gʷōri] > [gʷūri] > [gūri] > [gūr]✧ QL/104

Variations

  • gur ✧ QL/104
Gnomish [GL/43; QL/104] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gur

adjective. sweet

Early Quenya

líse

adjective. sweet

Cognates

  • G. glis “sweet” ✧ GL/39

Derivations

  • ᴱ√LISI “sweetness” ✧ QL/054

Element in

  • Eq. lísele “sweetness” ✧ QL/055

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√LISI > līse[līsē] > [līse]✧ QL/054

Variations

  • lîse ✧ GL/39
  • līse ✧ QL/055
Early Quenya [GL/39; QL/055] Group: Eldamo. Published by

suksa

adjective. sweet

Derivations

  • ᴱ√SUKU “*sweet” ✧ QL/087

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√SUKU > suksa[suksā] > [suksa]✧ QL/087
Early Quenya [QL/087] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sutya

adjective. sweet

Derivations

  • ᴱ√SUKU “*sweet” ✧ QL/087

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√SUKU > sutya[sukjā] > [sukja] > [sutja]✧ QL/087
Early Quenya [QL/087] Group: Eldamo. Published by