ᴹQ. Qen (Qend-) n. “Elf” (Category: Elf, Fairy)

⚠️ᴹQ. Qen (Qend-), n. “Elf” (Category: Elf, Fairy)

Q. Quendë “Elf, (lit.) One That Speaks”

References ✧ PE21/19, 25

Glosses

• “a Quend” ✧ PE21/25
• “Quend” ✧ PE21/19

Variations

• qen ✧ PE21/19; PE21/25

Inflections

qendullo	ablative	✧ PE21/25
qendulo	ablative	✧ PE21/25
†qendyo	ablative; assimilated	✧ PE21/25: only in OQ
qendullut	ablative dual	✧ PE21/25
†qendyut	ablative dual; assimilated	✧ PE21/25
qendillon	ablative plural	✧ PE21/25
†qendyon	ablative plural; assimilated	✧ PE21/25
qenda	accusative	✧ PE21/25
qendut	accusative dual	✧ PE21/25
qendi	accusative plural	✧ PE21/25
†qendata	allative	✧ PE21/25
qendunta	allative	✧ PE21/25
†qenta	allative; assimilated	✧ PE21/25
qenduntau	allative dual	✧ PE21/25
†qentau	allative dual; assimilated	✧ PE21/25
qendintan	allative plural	✧ PE21/25
†qentan	allative plural; assimilated	✧ PE21/25
†qendar	dative	✧ PE21/25
qenden	dative	✧ PE21/25
qendu	dative dual	✧ PE21/25
qendir	dative plural	✧ PE21/25
qendo	genitive	✧ PE21/25
qenduhta	genitive dual	✧ PE21/25
qendion	genitive plural	✧ PE21/25
qendanen	instrumental	✧ PE21/25
†qenwen	instrumental	✧ PE21/25
†qendesset	instrumental dual	✧ PE21/25
qendumet	instrumental dual	✧ PE21/25
†qenwet	instrumental dual	✧ PE21/25
qendínen	instrumental plural	✧ PE21/25
qendesse	locative	✧ PE21/25
†qense	locative; assimilated	✧ PE21/25
qendusset	locative dual	✧ PE21/25
†qenset	locative dual; assimilated	✧ PE21/25
qendissen	locative plural	✧ PE21/25
qen	nominative	✧ PE21/25
qendunt	nominative dual	✧ PE21/25
qendilin	nominative plural	✧ PE21/25
qendin	nominative plural	✧ PE21/25
qendíka	partitive-plural	✧ PE21/25
qenduva	possessive	✧ PE21/25
qendinwa	possessive plural	✧ PE21/25
qendanon	similative	✧ PE21/25
qendindon	similative plural	✧ PE21/25
qend-	stem	✧ PE21/19

Derivations

• < ᴹ✶kwenedē “Elf” ✧ PE21/25 (qend(ǝ)mēn); PE21/25 (qend(ǝ)lō)
  • < ᴹ✶kwenedē “Elf” ✧ PE19/59 (kwènedḗ)
  • < ᴹ√KWEN(ED) “Elf” ✧ Ety/KWEN(ED)

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶qend(ǝ)mēn > †qenwen

[kwendemēn] > [kwendmēn] ? [kwenmēn] > [kwenwēn] > [kwenwen]

✧ PE21/25

ᴱQ. Qen (Qend-) n. “Elf” (Category: Elf, Fairy)

References ✧ GL/32; LRI/Qendi; LT1/235; LT1I/Qendi; PE13/99, 146; PE14/9; QL/92; SM/13, 168

Variations

• Qen ✧ PE13/146; QL/92
• qende ✧ PE14/9

Related

• Timpinen a Qen ✧ QL/92

Changes

• ᴱQ. Qendi >> ᴹQ. Lindar ✧ LRI/Qendi
• ᴱQ. Quendi >> ᴹQ. Lindar ✧ SM/168

Inflections

QENDI	plural		✧ PE13/99
Qendi	plural		✧ GL/32; LRI/Qendi; LT1/235; LT1I/Qendi; PE13/146; PE14/9
Quendi	plural	“Elves, Light-elves”	✧ SM/13
Quendi	plural		✧ SM/168

Element In

• ᴱQ. Qenya “Elvish”

Cognates

• ᴱN. Gwenn “Elf” ✧ PE13/146
• ᴱT. Bende ✧ PE13/146
• G. Cwenn “Elf” ✧ GL/32 (Cwennin); PE13/99 (Cwendion); PE14/9 (Cwennin)

Derivations

• < *ᴱ✶Gwendi ✧ PE13/146

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ✶Gwendi- > Qen

[gʷend] > [gʷen] > [kʷen]

✧ PE13/146