nengwë
nose
norië
race, running
norië, also normë, noun "race, running" (PE17:169)
mundo
snout, nose, cape
mundo (2) noun "snout, nose, cape" (MBUD)
lie#
noun. race
race
mentë
point, end
mentë noun "point, end" (MET)
cendë
point
cendë noun "point" (PE16:96)
cendë
noun. point
Element in
- Q. pirucendëa “on the point of her toes” ✧ PE16/096
Variations
- cende ✧ PE16/096
tilma
noun. point
mén
noun. beak, nose
nos(s)
noun. race
_ n. _race, tribe, people. Q. nóre.
aeg
noun. point
The adjective oeg "sharp, pointed, piercing" from Ety/349 is perhaps rejected: Tolkien later decided that no cognate of Quenya aica "fell, terrible, dire" was used in Sindarin, "though aeg would have been its form if it had occurred" (PM/347). On the other hand, we have words such as aeglos and aeglir , so there must be a noun aeg "point"
-il
point
til
point
bund
nose
(i mund, o mbund, construct mun) (snout, cape [of land]), pl. bynd (i mbynd)
nem
nose
1) nem (pl. nim; coll. pl. nemmath), 2) bund (i mund, o mbund, construct mun) (snout, cape [of land]), pl. bynd (i mbynd)
nem
nose
(pl. nim; coll. pl. nemmath)
nass
point
(sharp end, angle, corner), construct nas, pl. nais.
bund
snout
bund (i mund, o mbund, construct mun) (nose, cape [of land]), pl. bynd (i mbynd). LONG-SNOUTED, see ELEPHANT
bund
snout
(i mund, o mbund, construct mun) (nose, cape [of land]), pl. bynd (i mbynd).
nasta
point
(verb) nasta- (i nasta, in nastar) (prick, stick, thrust)
nasta
point
(i nasta, in nastar) (prick, stick, thrust)
aeg
point
1) aeg (peak, thorn). No distinct pl. form. Note: aeg is also used as adj. "sharp, pointed, piercing". 2) naith (spearhead, gore, wedge, promontory); no distinct pl. form. 3) nass (sharp end, angle, corner), construct nas, pl. nais. 4)
aeg
point
(peak, thorn). No distinct pl. form. Note: aeg is also used as adj. "sharp, pointed, piercing".
ecthel
spear point
(pl. ecthil), literally "thorn point”
thela
spear point
(-thel), pl. ?thili, 3) aith; no distinct pl. form.
bund
noun. snout, nose; cape [of land]
irth
noun. beak
Derivations
- ᴺ✶. IRIT “peck, prick”
ment
point
(at the end of a thing) ment (i vent), pl. mint (i mint), coll. pl. mennath.
ment
point
(i vent), pl. mint (i mint), coll. pl. mennath**. **
nûr
race
(group of related people) nûr (construct nur, pl. nuir). Note: homophones mean ”sad” and ”deep”.
nûr
race
(construct nur, pl. nuir). Note: homophones mean ”sad” and ”deep”.**
rafn
extended point at the side
(wing, horn), pl. raifn (idh raifn).
naith
point
(spearhead, gore, wedge, promontory); no distinct pl. form.
till
point
till (i dill, o thill, construct til; also -dil, -thil at the end of compounds) (spike, tine, sharp horn, sharp-pointed peak), no distinct pl. form except with article (i thill). Archaic †tild. 5)
till
point
(i** dill, o thill, construct til; also -dil, -thil at the end of compounds) (spike, tine, sharp horn, sharp-pointed peak), no distinct pl. form except with article (i** thill). Archaic †tild. 5)
snǣs
noun. spear-head, point, gore, triangle
Original form not entirely clear; the stem is SNAS/SNAT (LR:387), not defined but evidently to be understood as a strengthened form of NAS "point, sharp end" (LR:374). A primitive plural form natsai is mentioned under SNAS/SNAT; snǣs may derive from something like snatsâ via snats, *snas. The shift of original a to long ǣ (presumably the same vowel as in English cat, but longer) is found in this word only, but there are several examples of e from a, see spenna, scella. Perhaps a became ǣ in stressed monosyllables where there was no following consonant cluster (as in nand).
nōse
noun. race, tribe, people
Derivations
- √NŌ/ONO “beget, give birth to; be born, beget, give birth to; be born; [ᴱ√] become” ✧ PE17/169
Derivatives
- Q. nos(së) “kindred, family, kindred, family, [ᴹQ.] clan, ‘house’, [ᴱQ.] folk, kin, people”
Variations
- (o)nō-se ✧ PE17/169
nem
noun. nose
nem
noun. nose
A word for “nose” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, with archaic form nemb and derived from ᴹ√NEÑ-WI (Ety/NEÑ-WI), an elaboration of the shorter root ᴹ√NEÑ (EtyAC/NEÑ-WI). The mb is a result of the Old Noldorin change of labialized velars into labials (ñw > ñgw > mb), a sound change that also occurred in Sindarin.
Conceptual Development: Similar but earlier “nose” words include G. nûn {“a nostril” >>} “a nose (of men only)” from the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/61) and ᴱN. {nheth >>} neth “nose” in Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s (PE13/151).
Cognates
- ᴹQ. nengwe “nose” ✧ Ety/NEÑ-WI
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶NEÑ-WI > nemb > nem [neŋwi] > [neŋgwi] > [neŋgwe] > [nembe] > [nemb] > [nemb] > [nemm] > [nem] ✧ Ety/NEÑ-WI
nemb
noun. nose
bund
noun. snout, nose
bunn
noun. snout, nose
nass
noun. point, (sharp) end
nass
noun. angle or corner
ecthel
noun. point (of spear)
egthel
noun. point (of spear)
thela
noun. point (of spear)
bunn
noun. snout, nose; cape [of land]
A word appearing as N. bunn “snout, nose, cape” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, derived from primitive ᴹ✶mbundu under the root ᴹ√MBUD “project” (Ety/MBUD).
Neo-Sindarin: In keeping with the principle that nd remained “at the end of fully accented monosyllables” in Sindarin (LotR/1115), I would adapted this word as ᴺS. bund for purposes of Neo-Sindarin. I would use it primarily for the noses of animals, and only metaphorically as a cape of land.
Cognates
- ᴹQ. mundo “snout, nose; cape [of land]” ✧ Ety/MBUD
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶mbundu > bund > bunn [mbundu] > [mbundo] > [bundo] > [bund] > [bunn] ✧ Ety/MBUD
bund
noun. cape (of land)
bunn
noun. cape (of land)
egnas
noun. peak
ment
noun. point
ment
noun. point
Cognates
- ᴹQ. mente “point, end, point, end; [ᴱQ.] peak, tip” ✧ Ety/MET
Derivations
- ᴹ√MET “end” ✧ Ety/MET
Element in
- N. Mornvenniath “Black Mountains”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√MET > ment [mente] > [mentʰe] > [menθe] > [menθ] > [ment] ✧ Ety/MET
nûr
noun. race
nûr
noun. race
Cognates
- ᴹQ. nóre “land, country, region where certain people live; clan, race, folk, kindred” ✧ Ety/NŌ
Derivations
- ᴹ√NŌ/ONO “beget” ✧ Ety/NŌ
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√NŌ > nûr [nōre] > [nūre] > [nūr] ✧ Ety/NŌ Variations
- nûr ✧ Ety/NŌ
egnas
noun. sharp point
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!
nengwe
noun. nose
A word for “nose” in The Etymologies written around 1937, derived from ᴹ√NEÑ-WI (Ety/NEÑ-WI), an elaboration of the shorter root ᴹ√NEÑ (EtyAC/NEÑ-WI). Given its primitive form, its stem ought to be nengwi-, but in attested compounds this word is consistently nengwe-, so perhaps Tolkien changed his mind on its primitive form.
Conceptual Development: The earliest percursor to this word seems to be ᴱQ. nen (neng-) “nostril” in several documents from the 1920s (PE14/72; PE15/75; PE16/113), whose dual nenqi was also used for a “nose” of one person (PE14/76; PE15/75). In the Declension of Nouns from the early 1930s, Tolkien had nin (ning-) “beak, nose” < ᴹ✶nengǝ (PE21/26), though this phonetic shift of short e to i is rather unusual and seems to be limited to this document.
Cognates
Derivations
Element in
- ᴹQ. nengwea “nasal” ✧ Ety/NEÑ-WI
- ᴹQ. nengwetanwa “nasal-infixed”
- ᴹQ. nengwetehta “nasal sign” ✧ PE22/011
- ᴺQ. nenquet- “to condescend, (orig.) speak down the nose”
- ᴺQ. nungwë “cold (in the nose or head)”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶NEÑ-WI > nengwe [neŋwi] > [neŋgwi] > [neŋgwe] ✧ Ety/NEÑ-WI
nin
noun. nose, beak
Derivations
mundo
noun. snout, nose; cape [of land]
A word in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “snout, nose, cape” derived from primitive ᴹ✶mbundu under the root ᴹ√MBUD “project” (Ety/MBUD). For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would use it primarily for the noses of animals.
Cognates
- N. bunn “snout, nose; cape [of land]” ✧ Ety/MBUD
Derivations
Element in
- ᴹQ. andamunda “elephant”
- ᴺQ. rassemunda “rhinoceros, (lit.) horn-snout”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶mbundu > mundo [mbundu] > [mbundo] > [mundo] ✧ Ety/MBUD
nîw
noun. nose
A Doriathrin noun for “nose” derived from ᴹ✶neñwi (Ety/LIW). It is likely an example of how [[ilk|[ŋg] vanished before [w] lengthening the preceding vowel]], especially if the [[ilk|[e] first became [i] before the [ŋg]]], as suggested by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Doriathrin/nîw).
Cognates
- ᴹQ. nengwe “nose” ✧ Ety/NEÑ-WI
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶NEÑ-WI > nîw [neŋwi] > [neŋgwi] > [neŋgwe] > [niŋgwe] > [nīwe] > [nīw] ✧ Ety/NEÑ-WI
neñ
root. *nose
An unglossed root in The Etymologies of the 1930s appearing as both independent ᴹ√NEÑ (EtyAC/NEÑ-WI) and extended ᴹ√NEÑ-WI (Ety/NEÑ-WI), with derivatives like ᴹQ. nengwe/N. nem “nose” (Ety/NEÑ-WI). Similar forms meaning “nasal” appear in the first version of Tengwesta Qenderinwa from this same time period (TQ1: PE18/30, 46). This root is probably an updated version of primitive ᴹ✶nengǝ “beak, nose” in the Declension of Nouns from the early 1930s (PE21/26), and ᴱQ. nen (neng-) “nostril” from the 1920s is probably also related (PE14/72; PE15/75; PE16/113).
Derivatives
neñwi
noun. nose
Derivations
- ᴹ√NEÑ “*nose” ✧ EtyAC/NEÑ-WI
Derivatives
Variations
- NEÑ-WI ✧ Ety/NEÑ-WI
nengǝ
noun. beak, nose
Derivations
- ᴹ√NEÑ “*nose”
Derivatives
- ᴹQ. nin “nose, beak” ✧ PE21/26
Variations
- neŋgǝ- ✧ PE21/26
mbundu
noun. snout, nose; cape [of land]
Derivations
- ᴹ√(M)BUD “jut out, project” ✧ Ety/MBUD
Derivatives
eg
noun. point
Derivations
- ᴱ√EKE “*point”
Element in
- G. egli(n) “needle” ✧ GL/32
Variations
- ĕg ✧ GL/31
hunt
noun. nose, nostrils, snout
The noun G. hunt “nostrils, nose, snout” appeared in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, where Tolkien said it was “properly [an] old dual” (GL/50). In The Gnomish Grammar Tolkien gave it the gloss “the nose (originally nostrils)”, and specified that it was based on an old dual suffix -nt. It may have been derived from some variant of the early root ᴱ√SUHYU “breath, exhale, puff”, and may be related to ᴱQ. súma “nostril” (QL/86).
Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin, I would adapt this as ᴺS. sunt “(pair of) nostrils” from the later root √SŪ “blow” as a now-obscure fossilized dual of ✱sūm(ă) (?“blow-thing”) combined with the ancient dual suffix ✶-t, where sūm-t(ă) > sunt. A single nostril would be sunneg with the singular suffix -eg. Sindarin has a similar fossilized dual form: lhaw “(pair of) ears” vs. lheweg “ear”.
Derivations
- ᴱ√SUHYU “air, breath, exhale, puff”
teb
noun. point, nib, neb, nose
neth
noun. nose
Changes
nheth→ neth ✧ PE13/151Variations
- nheth ✧ PE13/151 (
nheth)
nele
root. point
Derivatives
men
noun. nose, beak
The word ᴱQ. men (mem-) “nose, beak” appeared in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s derived from the early root ᴱ√MEME (QL/61).
Neo-Quenya: In later writings, Tolkien used ᴹQ. nengwe for “nose”, but I think it might be worth adapting this word as ᴺQ. mén (mem-) “beak”, with a long vowel to help distinguish it from Q. men “way”. This derivation is similar to ᴹQ. kén (kem-) “soil, earth” < ᴹ√KEM from The Etymologies of the 1930s (Ety/KEM); hat-tip to Röandil for suggesting this comparison and the form mén.
Derivations
- ᴱ√MEME “*tip” ✧ QL/061
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√MEME > men [mem] ✧ QL/061 Variations
- men ✧ QL/061
súne
noun. (human) nose
Derivations
- ᴱ√SUHYU “air, breath, exhale, puff” ✧ QL/086
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√SUHU > sūne [suxnē] > [suxne] > [suɣne] > [sūne] ✧ QL/086 Variations
- sūne ✧ PE15/75; QL/086
penta
noun. nose, beak (probably of such birds as woodpeckers)
A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “nose, beak” derived from the early root ᴱ√PETE, the basis of several “hammer” words (QL/73). Tolkien specified that this word was used “probably of such birds as woodpeckers”, but he also marked the word with a “?”.
Derivations
- ᴱ√PETE “*knock, hammer” ✧ QL/073
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√PETE > penta [pentā] > [penta] ✧ QL/073
nengwë (stem *nengwi-, given the primitive form ¤neñ-wi) noun "nose", pl. nengwi given (NEÑ-WI)