An adjective for “hungry” in notes from around 1960 derived from the root √MAT “eat” via i-infixion (VT39/11), which produced a small class of desiderative words in Quenya, as in “desiring to eat”.
Quenya
maita
hungry
maita
adjective. hungry
Derivations
- √MAT “eat” ✧ VT39/11
Element in
- ᴺQ. maitië “hunger”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √MAT > maita [maita] ✧ VT39/11
saiqua
adjective. hungry
Cognates
- ᴺS. saeb “hungry”
Derivations
- ᴺ✶. SAYAK “hunger”
maita (1) adj. "hungry" (VT39:11)