mindë

turret

mindë noun "turret" (VT42:24)

mindë

noun. turret

Derivations

• √MIN “one, first of a series, one, first of a series; [ᴹ√] stand alone, stick out” ✧ VT42/24

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√MIN > minde	[minde]	✧ VT42/24

Variations

• minde ✧ VT42/24

mindon

(great, lofty) tower

mindon noun "(great, lofty) tower", said to be an augmented form of mindë (VT42:24). Allative pl. mindoninnar in Markirya, changed to the contracted form mindonnar. Cf. also Mindon Eldaliéva "Lofty Tower of the Eldalië" (Silm)

minyar

collective name. Firsts (original clan name of the Vanyar)

The original name of the Vanyar as first tribe of the Elves (WJ/380), a name they sometimes still used to refer to themselves (WJ/382). This name is simply the adjective minya “first” used as a plural noun.

Changes

• Minde → Mindi ✧ PE17/149

Cognates

• S. Miniel “Vanyar” ✧ WJ/382

Elements

Word	Gloss
minya	“first; eminent, prominent”

Variations

• Minde ✧ PE17/149 (Minde)
• Mindi ✧ PE17/149 (Mindi); PE17/155 (Mindi)