Eldamo : Neo-Sindarin : ain

ᴺS. !ain adj. “same, identical” (Category: Equal, Alike)

ᴺS. !ain, adj. “same, identical” [created by Fiona Jallings, Elaran] (Category: Equal, Alike)

A Neo-Sindarin analog of Q. imya. As originally coined by Fiona Jallings this word was aif, but Elaran pointed out that likely it would become ain because [mj] became [nj] in Old Sindarin: [imjā] > [inja] > [enja] > [ein] > [ain].

Cognates

Q. imya “same, identical, self-same”

Derivations

< *√IM “same, alike”

G. inco pron. “the same, the identical” (Category: Equal, Alike)

A word in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “the same. the identical” (GL/50), probably based on the early root ᴱ√IMI¹ “same, alike” (QL/42). It appeared below the definite article G. i, and inco also seems to be definite in nature.

Reference ✧ GL/50 ✧ “the same, the identical”

Derivations

< ᴱ√I “here it is, root of relatives” ✧ GL/50 (ī-)
< ᴱ√IMI¹ “same, alike”

ᴺS. !aif adj. “same” (Category: Equal, Alike)

See ᴺS. !ain for discussion.