Q. niquis(së) (niquiss-) n. “frost-patterns, ice-flake, snowflake; petal (loose) of a white flower”

Q. niquis(së) (niquiss-), n. “frost-patterns, ice-flake, snowflake; petal (loose) of a white flower; ⚠️[ᴱQ.] snow”

References ✧ PE17/168; WJ/417

Glosses

• “frost-patterns” ✧ WJ/417 (niquesse)
• “ice-flake or snowflake, petal (loose) of a white flower” ✧ PE17/168 (niquis)

Variations

• niquis ✧ PE17/168; WJ/417
• niquesse ✧ WJ/417

Related

• niquis “ice-flake or snowflake, petal (loose) of a white flower” often through association with quesse changed to niquesse “ice-flake or snowflake” ✧ PE17/168

Inflections

niquiss-	stem	✧ PE17/168
niquits-	stem	✧ PE17/168

Elements

nixë	“frost; ice-flake or snow-flake”	✧ WJ/417
quessë	“feather”	✧ WJ/417

Derivations

• < √NIK(W) “white; snow, ice” ✧ PE17/168 (NIK)

ᴱQ. niqis (niqiss-) n. “snow”

References ✧ LT1A/Taniquetil; PME/66; QL/66

Glosses

• “snow” ✧ LT1A/Taniquetil; PME/66; QL/66

Variations

• niqis ✧ LT1A/Taniquetil; PME/66; QL/66

Inflections

niqiss-

stem

✧ QL/66

Element In

• ᴱQ. niqissea “snowy” ✧ QL/66
• ᴱQ. niqista- “to snow” ✧ QL/66 (niqisya)

Derivations

• < ᴱ√NIQI “white” ✧ LT1A/Taniquetil; QL/66

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√NIQI > niqis

[niqiss] > [niqis]

✧ QL/66