senna

short

senna (þ, cf. older form thenna) adj. "short" (PE17:185). This is a later (TLT) variant of sinta.

senna

adjective. short

Cognates

• S. thent “short” ✧ PE17/141; PE17/185

Derivations

• ✶stenna “short” ✧ PE17/141; PE17/185
  • √STEN “cut short, limit, confine, cramp” ✧ PE17/185

Element in

• ᴺQ. sennacénëa “short-sighted”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶stentā > thenta > senta	[stentā] > [θentā] > [θenta] > [senta]	✧ PE17/141
✶stenna > thenna > senna	[stenna] > [θenna] > [senna]	✧ PE17/185

Variations

• senta ✧ PE17/141

sinta

short

sinta (þ) (1) adj. "short" (STINTĀ). Cf. senna #2.

thenn

adjective. short

then

adjective. short

thent

adjective. short

thent

adjective. short

Cognates

• Q. senna “short” ✧ PE17/141; PE17/185

Derivations

• ✶stenna “short” ✧ PE17/141; PE17/185
  • √STEN “cut short, limit, confine, cramp” ✧ PE17/185

Element in

• S. Ann-thennath “*Long-shorts”
• S. Minlamad Thent “mode of Elvish verse” ✧ WJ/311
• S. Thenfalas “Short Beach”
• ᴺS. thennas “shortness”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶stentā > thent	[stentā] > [stenta] > [sθenta] > [sθentʰa] > [sθenθa] > [θenθa] > [θenθ] > [θent]	✧ PE17/141
✶stenna > thenn	[stenna] > [sθenna] > [θenna] > [θenn]	✧ PE17/185

Variations

• thenn ✧ PE17/185

esten(t)

adjective. short

Derivations

• ✶stenna “short” ✧ PE17/141
  • √STEN “cut short, limit, confine, cramp” ✧ PE17/185
• √STEN “cut short, limit, confine, cramp” ✧ PE17/185

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶stentā > estent	[ṣtentā] > [ṣtenta] > [estenta] > [estentʰa] > [estenθa] > [estenθ] > [estent]	✧ PE17/141
√STEN > esten	[ṣtenna] > [estenna] > [estenn] > [esten]	✧ PE17/185

Variations

• estent ✧ PE17/141; WJ/311
• esten ✧ PE17/185

estent

adjective. (very?) short

The slash sign in minlamad thent/estent might indicate either variant forms of an adjective, or a sequence of two short verse units, possibly of alliterating half-lines, see Tolkien's Legendarium p. 122

thinnas

shortness

(also used for a “breve”, a mark indicating that a vowel is short). Verb

thinnas

shortness

thinnas (also used for a “breve”, a mark indicating that a vowel is short). Verb

thinnas

noun. shortness

Elements

• thent “short”

thennas

noun. shortness

Elements

Word	Gloss
thent	“short”

thent

short

thent (pl. thint), also ?estent (pl. estint).

thent

short

(pl. thint), also ?estent (pl. estint).

nuitha

stop short

(i nuitha, in nuithar) (prevent from coming to completion; stunt; not allow to continue) (WJ:413)

stenna

adjective. short

Derivations

• √STEN “cut short, limit, confine, cramp” ✧ PE17/185

Derivatives

• Q. senna “short” ✧ PE17/141; PE17/185
• S. esten(t) “short” ✧ PE17/141
• S. thent “short” ✧ PE17/141; PE17/185

Variations

• stentā ✧ PE17/141

thinnas

noun. lit. "shortness" (name of a mark indicating short quality of vowel)

thinnas

noun. shortness, shortening

Derivations

• ᴹ√STINTĀ “short” ✧ Ety/STINTĀ

Elements

Word	Gloss
thent	“short”
-as	“abstract noun”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√STINTĀ > thinnas	[stintasse] > [stintʰasse] > [stinθasse] > [sθinθasse] > [θinθasse] > [θinθass] > [θinnass] > [θinnas]	✧ Ety/STINTĀ

thinnas

noun. shortening, sign of short vowel

thent

adjective. short

thent

adjective. short

Cognates

• ᴹQ. sinta “short” ✧ Ety/STINTĀ

Derivations

• On. sthinta “short” ✧ Ety/STINTĀ
  • ᴹ√STINTĀ “short” ✧ Ety/STINTĀ

Element in

• N. Lammasethen “Shorter Account of the Elvish Tongues”
• N. thinnas “shortness, shortening”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
On. sthinta > thent	[sθinta] > [sθintʰa] > [sθinθa] > [θinθa] > [θenθa] > [θenθ] > [θent]	✧ Ety/STINTĀ