1) nîd (damp, wet); no distinct pl. form, 2) níniel (pl. nínil), 3) nínui (watery); no distinct pl. form
Quenya
nienaitë
adjective. tearful
Elements
Word Gloss nie “tear”
Sindarin
níniel
tearful
nîd
tearful
nîd
tearful
(damp, wet); no distinct pl. form
nínui
tearful
(watery); no distinct pl. form
Noldorin
niniel
adjective. tearful
Derivations
- ᴹ✶neiniel- “tearful” ✧ Ety/NEI
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶neiniel- > niniel [neiniela] > [nīniela] > [nīniel] > [niniel] ✧ Ety/NEI
níniel
adjective. tearful
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Middle Primitive Elvish
neiniel-
adjective. tearful
Derivatives
- N. niniel “tearful” ✧ Ety/NEI
Gnomish
níniel
feminine name. Child of Tears
Elements
Word Gloss nîn “tear” -iel “name suffix” Variations
- Nīniel ✧ PE15/61 (En. Nīniel)
Early Quenya
nienaite
adjective. tearful
Element in
- Eq. úri nienaite híse “a bleared sun” ✧ MC/214
- 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
Elements
Word Gloss nie “tear”
(pl. nínil)