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'''''maiwë''''' is a [[Quenya]] noun meaning "gull" (as in "seagull"). | '''''maiwë''''' (pl. ''maiwi'') is a [[Quenya]] noun meaning "[[gulls|gull]]" (as in "seagull"). | ||
==Etymology== | |||
Possibly from [[PQ]] [[*]]''maiwê'' < [[root]] [[MIW]]<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}</ref> (through [[A-infixion]]) | |||
Compare with ''[[aiwë]]'' ("small bird"). | |||
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* ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'' by [[Ruth S. Noel]] | * ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'' by [[Ruth S. Noel]] | ||
* [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge | * [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge Fauskanger]] | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Maiwe}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Maiwe}} | ||
[[Category: Quenya nouns]] | [[Category:Quenya nouns]] | ||
Revision as of 08:58, 9 November 2012
maiwë (pl. maiwi) is a Quenya noun meaning "gull" (as in "seagull").
Etymology
Possibly from PQ *maiwê < root MIW[1] (through A-infixion)
Compare with aiwë ("small bird").
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
