nie

noun. tear

Cognates

• G. nîn “tear” ✧ GL/60; LT1A/Nienna

Derivations

• ᴱ✶nyeχie “tear” ✧ GL/60; QL/068
  • ᴱ√NYEHE “weep” ✧ GL/60; QL/068
  • ᴱ√NYE(NE) “bleat” ✧ GL/59
• ᴱ√NYEHE “weep” ✧ LT1A/Nienna
  • ᴱ√NYE(NE) “bleat” ✧ GL/59

Element in

• Eq. karnevaite úri kilde hísen níe nienaite “amid the red skies the Sun with wet eyes dropped tears of mist” ✧ MC/221; PE16/062; PE16/072; PE16/074
• Eq. karnevaite úri kilivande hísen nie nie nienaite “*red-skied the sun will gaze through a haze of tears” ✧ PE16/077; PE16/077
• Eq. nienaite “tearful”
• Eq. nieninqe “snowdrop, (lit.) white tear” ✧ QL/068
• Eq. Nieriltasinwa “Unnumbered Tears” ✧ LT2A/Nínin-Udathriol

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴱ✶nı̯eχie > nie	[nʲexiē] > [nʲexie] > [nʲeɣie] > [nʲeie] > [nʲie] > [nie]	✧ GL/60
ᴱ✶nyeχie > nie	[nʲexiē] > [nʲexie] > [nʲeɣie] > [nʲeie] > [nʲie] > [nie]	✧ QL/068

Variations

• nië ✧ LT1A/Nienna
• níe ✧ MC/221

kana

adjective. young

Cognates

• G. gân “young” ✧ GL/37

Derivations

• ᴱ√GANA “young”