Quenya 

Vardo Meoita

prince of cats

Vardo Meoita noun "Prince of Cats" (LT2:348; vardo "prince" is hardly a valid word in Tolkien's later Quenya; cf. vard-, vardar. Later Quenya has cundu for "prince".)

mëoi

cat

mëoi noun "cat", a somewhat strange word by the standards of Tolkien's later Quenya (there are no other instances of final -oi in the singular). Some would read *mëo, if the word is to be used in LotR-style Quenya. Vardo Mëoita "Prince of Cats"; mëoita here seems to be a kind of adjective rather than a genitive (LT2:348). Tolkiens later, less problematic word yaulë may be preferred by writers (PE16:132)

yaulë

cat

yaulë noun "cat" (PE16:132). Compare mëoi.

miura

noun. cat

Derivations

  • ᴹ√MIW “whine”
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miuro

noun. cat

Derivations

  • ᴹ√MIW “whine”
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miurë

noun. cat

Derivations

  • ᴹ√MIW “whine”
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Sindarin 

muig

noun. cat

Derivations

  • ᴹ√MIW “whine”

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Qenya 

miue

noun. cat

A word for “cat” in the Declension of Nouns from the early 1930s, from primitive {mauı̯ǝ >>} miuı̯ǝ (PE21/12-13), and so probably related to the root ᴹ√MIW “whine” from The Etymologies which had the derivative ᴹQ. miule “whining, mewing” (Ety/MIW). The stem form of this “cat” word is the rather unusual miuy-.

Conceptual Development: In the Qenya Lexicon and Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa of the 1910s, the word for “cat” was ᴱQ. meoi (QL/61; PME/61), as in ᴱQ. Vardo Meoita “Prince of Cats” (LT2/15), a sobriquet of ᴱQ. Tevildo. In Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s, Tolkien instead gave ᴱQ. yaule “cat”, probably an onomatopoeic word as suggested by Patrick Wynne and Christopher Gilson (PE16/132).

Neo-Quenya: In PPQ (PPQ) from the early 2000s, Terry Dock suggested the neuter, feminine and masculine neologisms for “cat”: ᴺQ. miura, ᴺQ. miurë, and ᴺQ. miuro. However, this predates the publication of ᴹQ. miue “cat”, and I would recommend just sticking with the attested form.

Derivations

  • ᴹ√MIW “whine”
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Gnomish

bridhon miaugion

masculine name. Prince of Cats

Cognates

  • Eq. Vardo Meoita “Prince of Cats” ✧ LT2/015; LT2A/Tevildo

Variations

  • (Bridhon) Miaugion ✧ LT2/015
  • Miaugion ✧ LT2I/Miaugion
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tifil miaugion

masculine name. Prince of Cats

Elements

WordGloss
Tifil
miaug“tomcat”

Variations

  • Mui Tifil ✧ GL/70 (Mui Tifil)
  • Tifil Miothon ✧ GL/70; LT2A/Tevildo
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miog

noun. cat

Changes

  • mio → miog ✧ GL/57

Cognates

Element in

Variations

  • mui ✧ GL/27
  • mio ✧ GL/57 (mio)
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mui

noun. cat

Early Noldorin

muig

noun. cat

The word ᴱN. muig “cat” appeared in Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s (PE13/150). In the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, Tolkien instead had G. {mio >>} miog “cat”, along with masculine and feminine variants miaug or miog “tom cat” and {miauli >>} miaulin “she-cat”. The derivation of these early forms isn’t clear.

Neo-Sindarin: I would retain ᴺS. muig “cat” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin, derived from ᴹ√MIW “whine” via an abnormal vocalization: m(i)wikē > mu̯ike > muig. Elaran pointed out that a more normal development would be ✱mŷg < miukē.

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Early Quenya

tevildo

masculine name. Prince of Cats

First precursor to Sauron in the earliest Lost Tales (LT1/47; LT2/15), this name was derived from the root ᴱ√TEFE having to do with hatred (QL/90).

Cognates

  • G. Tifil ✧ GL/70; LT1A/Tevildo; LT2/015; LT2A/Tevildo
  • G. Tiberth ✧ LT2/045; LT2I/Tiberth

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TEFE “*hate, dislike” ✧ LT1A/Tevildo; QL/090

Variations

  • Tevildo-meoita ✧ QL/090
Early Quenya [GL/70; LBI/Tevildo; LT1A/Tevildo; LT1I/Tevildo; LT2/015; LT2/045; LT2A/Tevildo; LT2I/Tevildo; LT2I/Tiberth; QL/061; QL/090] Group: Eldamo. Published by

vardo meoita

masculine name. Prince of Cats

A title of ᴱQ. Tevildo in the earliest Lost Tales (LT2/15), a combination of vardo “prince” and some form of meoi “cat”, as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (LT2A/Tevildo). Perhaps meoita is a genitive form, though whether it is singular or plural is unclear.

Cognates

Variations

  • (Vardo) Meoita ✧ LT2/015
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meoi

noun. cat

Cognates

  • G. miog “cat”
  • G. miaug “tomcat” ✧ LT2A/Tevildo
  • G. miaulin “she-cat” ✧ LT2A/Tevildo

Element in

Variations

  • Meoi ✧ QL/061
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yaule

noun. cat

Early Quenya [PE16/132] Group: Eldamo. Published by