fim (slim). No distinct pl. form. (LotR Appendix F). 3) nind (thin, fragile); no distinct pl. form. 4)
Noldorin
ninn
adjective. slender
ninn
adjective. slender
Sindarin
nind
adjective. slender
nind
adjective. slender
fim
slender
fim
slender
(slim). No distinct pl. form. (LotR Appendix F). 3) nind (thin, fragile); no distinct pl. form. 4)
lhind
slender
- *lhind (fine), lenited ?thlind or ?lind (the lenition product of lh is uncertain); no distinct pl. form. Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” thlind. 2)
lhind
slender
(fine), lenited ?thlind or ?lind (the lenition product of lh is uncertain); no distinct pl. form. Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” thlind.
trîw
slender
trîw (lenited drîw; no distinct pl. form) (fine).
trîw
slender
(lenited drîw; no distinct pl. form) (fine).
Quenya
fimbë
slender
*fimbë (stem fimbi-) adj. "slender" (PE17:23)
nindë
slender
nindë adj. "slender" (NIN-DI, pointing to a stem-form nindi-). Not to be confused with *nindë as the likely pa.t. of the verb nir-, q.v.
teren
slender
teren, terenë adj. "slender" (TER/TERES)
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
ninn
noun. blue stone, turquoise
nind
noun. blue stone, turquoise
gledhrin
adjective. slender
glen(d)rin
adjective. slender
An adjective for “slender” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s appearing as glen(d)rin or gledhrin, both elaborations of G. glenn “thin, fine” (GL/39).
Early Noldorin
nainn
adjective. blue
nen(n)
noun. water, river, stream
tlui
adjective. slender
Qenya
ninde
adjective. slender, slender, *thin
A word for “slender” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√NIN-DI “fragile, thin” (Ety/NIN-DI).
Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would also use this word for “✱thin” based on the meaning of its root.
teren
adjective. slender, slender; [ᴱQ.] lissom, lithe
An adjective appearing as teren or terene “slender” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, derived from ᴹ✶terēn(ē) under the root ᴹ√TER “pierce” (Ety/TER). The Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s had ᴱQ. teren “lissom, lithe” under the early root ᴱ√TEŘE [TEÐE] also having to do with piercing, but Tolkien marked ᴱQ. teren with a “?” (QL/91).
terene
adjective. slender
Early Quenya
sild(r)a
adjective. slender
An adjective in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s appearing as silda or sildra “slender”, derived from the early root ᴱ√SḶŘḶ [ÞḶÐḶ] (QL/73).
Middle Primitive Elvish
terēn(ē)
adjective. slender
The Etymologies of the 1930s had ninn as a cognate to ᴹQ. ninde “slender”, both derived from the root ᴹ√NIN-DI “fragile, thin” (Ety/NIN-DI).
Neo-Sindarin: I would adapt this word as ᴺS. nind as suggested in HSD (HSD), in keeping with the notion that “nd remained at the end of fully accented monosyllables” (LotR/1115).
Conceptual Development: Early Noldorin word-lists of the 1920s had ᴱN. minedh glossed “fine, slender” (PE13/150) or “thin, fine, small” (PE13/164), derived from primitive ᴱ✶miniyā.