Quenya 

nitya

small

#nitya adj. "small" (VT48:15, PM:365)

nitya

adjective. little

Derivations

  • √NIK “small”

Element in

Variations

  • Nitya ✧ PM/365 (Nitya)

pitya

little

#pitya adj. "little" in Pityafinwë, Pitya-naucor

inya

small

inya (2) adj. "small" (LT1:256; this "Qenya" word may be obsoleted by # 1 above)

pinilya

small

pinilya adj. "small" (MC:220; this is "Qenya")

cinta

small

cinta adj. "small" (PE17:157)

cinta

adjective. small

Cognates

  • S. cidinn “[unglossed]” ✧ PE17/157

Derivations

  • √KIT “*small” ✧ PE17/157

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
√KIT > cinta[kinta]✧ PE17/157

mitsa

small

mitsa adj. "small" (VT45:35) Another synonym from the same source, mitra, looks unusual for a Quenya word (because of the medial cluster tr)

níca

small

níca ("k")adj. "small". The word is said to mean "small" with "good senses"; contrast nípa, *nimpë. (VT47:26, VT48:18)

titta

little, tiny

titta adj. "little, tiny" (TIT)

pia

little

pia adj. "little" (PE17:115); variants picina ("k"), pincë ("k"), pitya

pia

adjective. little

Derivations

  • √PEY “*little” ✧ PE17/115

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
√PEYE > pia[peja] > [pia]✧ PE17/115

mintë

small

mintë adj. "small" (VT45:35)

nincë

small

*nincë (ninci*-) ("k")adj. "small". The form is given as "ninki" with the last vowel marked as short; this is probably the etymological form that would underlie Quenya nincë. The word is said to mean "small" with "good senses"; contrast nípa**, *nimpë. (VT48:18)

picina

adjective. little

Derivations

  • ᴹ√PIK “*tiny”

Variations

  • pikina ✧ PE17/115
  • pinke ✧ PE17/115

pincë

adjective. little