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S. firin adj. “mortal, dying” (Category: to Die; Dead; Death)

S. firin, adj. “dying, ⚠️mortal; [N.] human” (Category: to Die; Dead; Death)

An adjective glossed “mortal, dying” with variant forms firin or firen appearing as an element in alfirin “immortal” (PE17/101).

Conceptual Development: The adjective [N.] firen had the gloss “human” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√PHIR (Ety/PHIR).

Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin I would use this adjective largely for “one in the process dying”, and for “mortal (= one capable of dying)” I would use fíreb.

References ✧ PE17/101

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Elements

#fir- “to fade, *die”
#-en¹ “adjective suffix”

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Derivations

Phonetic Developments

firīne > firīn > fĭrin [pʰirīne] > [ɸirīne] > [firīne] > [firīn] > [firin] ✧ PE17/101

N. firen adj. “human” (Category: Human Being)

See S. firin for discussion.

Reference ✧ Ety/PHIR ✧ “human”

Related

Elements

feir¹ “mortal man, mortal” ✧ Ety/PHIR
#-en “adjective suffix” ✧ Ety/PHIR (#-en)

Cognates