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''''' | '''''nís''''' (pl. '''''nissi''''') means "woman" in [[Quenya]], referring to an adult female – [[Elves|elf]], [[Men|mortal]], or of other [[Races|speaking race]].<ref>{{MR|Laws}}, p. 213</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | |||
PQ '' ndīse'' "bride" (from [[root]] NDIS)<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, '''NDIS-'''</ref> | |||
==Cognates== | |||
*[[Sindarin]] ''[[dîs]]'' | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:22, 28 March 2013
nís (pl. nissi) means "woman" in Quenya, referring to an adult female – elf, mortal, or of other speaking race.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
PQ ndīse "bride" (from root NDIS)[2]
Cognates[edit | edit source]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Three. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: (II) The Second Phase: Laws and Customs among the Eldar", p. 213
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", NDIS-
