Eldamo : Middle Primitive Elvish : NIK(W)

ᴹ√NIK(W) root. “*snow; white”

See √NIK(W) for discussion.

References ✧ Ety/LOT(H), NEI, NIK-W, TĀ

Variations

Derivatives

> ᴹ✶ninkwi “white, pale” ✧ Ety/NIK-W
- ⇒ ᴹ✶ninkwitā- “to make white (or pale), whiten” ✧ PE22/98; PE22/114
  - > ᴹQ. ninqita- “to whiten, make white; to shine white”
    - ⇒ ᴹQ. alaninqitálima “that cannot be made white (again)”
    - ⇒ ᴹQ. ninqitáre “whitening, whitewashing”
  - > N. nimmid(a)- “to whiten”
- ⇒ ᴹ✶Ninkwitil(di) Tára “High White Horn” ✧ Ety/NIK-W
  - > N. Nimdildor “High White Horn” ✧ Ety/NIK-W
- > ᴹQ. ninqe “white” ✧ Ety/NIK-W
  - ⇒ 8 compounds
- ⇒ ᴹQ. ninqinta- “to grow pale” ✧ PE22/114; PE22/114
⇒ ᴹ✶tānniq ✧ Ety/TĀ
⇒ ᴹQ. nieninqe “snowdrop, (lit.) white tear” ✧ Ety/NEI
> ᴹQ. niqe “snow” ✧ Ety/NIK-W
⇒ ᴹQ. Taniqetil “High White Horn” ✧ Ety/TĀ
> N. nifred “pallor, fear” ✧ Ety/NIK-W; Ety/NIK-W
- ⇒ N. nifredil “(green) snowdrop; *(lit.) pale point” ✧ Ety/NIK-W; TI/233
⇒ N. Nimloth “Pale Blossom” ✧ Ety/LOT(H)
> N. nimmid(a)- “to whiten” ✧ Ety/NIK-W
> N. nimp “pale” ✧ Ety/NIK-W
- ⇒ 8 compounds

ᴱ√NIQI root. “white”

See √NIK(W) for discussion.

References ✧ LT1A/Taniquetil; QL/66

Glosses

Derivatives

⇒ ᴱ✶ninqe-nı̯ēne
- > G. ninconin “snowdrop” ✧ GL/60
> ᴱQ. nikte- “to whiten, cleanse” ✧ QL/66
> ᴱQ. ninqa- “to shine white”
> ᴱQ. ninqe “white” ✧ LT1A/Taniquetil; QL/66
- ⇒ 8 compounds
⇒ ᴱQ. niqetil “snow cap” ✧ LT1A/Taniquetil; QL/66
- ⇒ ᴱQ. Taniqetil “Lofty Snowcap” ✧ LT1A/Taniquetil
> ᴱQ. niqilis “fine snow” ✧ QL/66
- ⇒ ᴱQ. niqileninqe “snow-white” ✧ QL/66
> ᴱQ. niqis “snow” ✧ LT1A/Taniquetil; QL/66
- ⇒ ᴱQ. niqissea “snowy” ✧ QL/66
  - ⇒ ᴱQ. Lunde Niq(il)issea “January” ✧ QL/56
- ⇒ ᴱQ. niqista- “to snow” ✧ QL/66
> G. nib “snowflake”
- ⇒ G. nybol “?snowy”
  - ⇒ G. Tram Nybol ✧ PE13/94
> G. nictha- “to rain, hail, snow”
> G. †nigor “rain, rainy weather”
- ⇒ G. nigwin “rainy”
⇒ G. nigweth “(snow) storm” ✧ LT1A/Taniquetil
- ⇒ G. Danigwethil ✧ LT1A/Taniquetil
> G. nimp “pallid”
- ⇒ G. ninconin “snowdrop” ✧ GL/60