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Qenya 

sinta-

verb. to fade, *(lit.) become grey

Cognates

  • N. thinna- “to fade, *(lit.) become grey” ✧ Ety/THIN
  • On. thintha- “to fade” ✧ Ety/THIN

Derivations

  • ᴹ√THIN “*grey” ✧ Ety/THIN

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√THIN > sinta-[tʰinta-] > [θinta-] > [sinta-]✧ Ety/THIN

tintina-

verb. to sparkle

Cognates

  • Ilk. tingla- “to sparkle” ✧ Ety/TIN

Derivations

  • ᴹ√TIN “sparkle, emit slender (silver pale) beams” ✧ Ety/TIN

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√TIN > tintina[tintina-]✧ Ety/TIN

Variations

  • tintina ✧ Ety/TIN

vinda-

verb. to fade

Changes

  • vinta-vinda- “fade” ✧ EtyAC/WIN

Cognates

  • On. winda- “to fade, to have evening approach” ✧ Ety/WIN
  • N. gwinna- “to fade” ✧ Ety/WIN

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶wínda- “fade” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN
    • ᴹ√WIN(I)D “pale blue” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶wínta- > vinta-[winta-] > [vinta-]✧ Ety/WIN
ᴹ✶wínda- > vinda-[winda-] > [vinda-]✧ EtyAC/WIN

Variations

  • vinta- ✧ Ety/WIN (vinta-)
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