N. nîn n. “tear” (Category: Tear)

References ✧ Ety/NEI; EtyAC/NEI

Glosses

• “tear” ✧ Ety/NEI; EtyAC/NEI (†nî)

Variations

• nîn ✧ Ety/NEI
• †nî ✧ EtyAC/NEI

Element In

• N. Níniel “Tear-maiden; Tearful”
• N. nínim “snowdrop” ✧ Ety/NEI
• N. nínui “*tearful”
• N. niniel “tearful” ✧ Ety/NEI

Derivations

• < ᴹ✶neinē “tear” ✧ Ety/NEI
  • < ᴹ√NEY “tear” ✧ Ety/NEI (NEI̯); EtyAC/NEI (NEÑ)
• < ᴹ√NEY “tear” ✧ Ety/NEI (NEI̯)

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶neinē > nîn

[neinē] > [neine] > [nīne] > [nīn]

✧ Ety/NEI

ᴱN. nîn n. “weeping” (Category: to Cry, Weep)

Reference ✧ PE13/151 ✧ nín “weeping”

G. nîn n. “tear” (Category: Tear)

References ✧ GL/60; LT1A/Nienna; LT2A/Níniel

Glosses

• “tear” ✧ GL/60; LT1A/Nienna; LT2A/Níniel

Variations

• nîn ✧ GL/60; LT1A/Nienna; LT2A/Níniel
• nien(n) ✧ GL/60

Related

• nîn “tear” or connected with ᴱ√nen ✧ GL/60

Element In

• G. Níniel “Child of Tears” ✧ LT2A/Níniel
• G. Nínin-Udathriol “Unnumbered Tears” ✧ LT2A/Nínin-Udathriol
• G. Nenir ✧ GL/60 (Ninir)
• G. ninios “lamentation, dropping of tears” ✧ GL/60; LT2A/Níniel
• G. ninna- “to weep” ✧ GL/60; LT2A/Níniel

Cognates

• ᴱQ. nie “tear” ✧ GL/60; LT1A/Nienna

Derivations

• < ᴱ√NYEHE “weep” ✧ GL/60 (nı̯eχe); LT1A/Nienna
  • < ᴱ√NYE(NE) “bleat” ✧ GL/59 (nı̯ē)