Quenya
ninquitáre
noun. whitening, whitewashing
Noldorin
nimmid(a)-
verb. to whiten
Cognates
- ᴹQ. ninqita- “to whiten, make white; to shine white” ✧ Ety/NIK-W
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√NIK-W > nimmid [niŋkwit-] > [nimpit-] > [nimpʰit-] > [nimɸit-] > [nimfit-] > [nimfid-] > [nimmid-] ✧ Ety/NIK-W Variations
- nimmid ✧ Ety/NIK-W
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Qenya
ninqitáre
noun. whitening, whitewashing
Elements
Word Gloss ninqita- “to whiten, make white; to shine white” -(á)re “general action verbal suffix” Variations
- niñqitáre ✧ PE22/110
ninqita-
verb. to whiten, make white; to shine white
Cognates
- N. nimmid(a)- “to whiten” ✧ Ety/NIK-W
Derivations
- ᴹ✶ninkwitā- “to make white (or pale), whiten”
Element in
- ᴹQ. alaninqitálima “that cannot be made white (again)”
- ᴹQ. ninqitáre “whitening, whitewashing”
Elements
Word Gloss ninqe “white” -ta “causative” Variations
- ninqitá- ✧ Ety/NIK-W
- niñqitā- ✧ PE22/117 (niñqitā-)