ᴺS. [N.] ^minai adj. “distinct, unique, single” (Category: One)
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N. minei adj. “single, distinct, unique” (Category: One)
A word appearing as N. minei in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed {“first” >> “single, distinct, only, unique” >>} “single, distinct, unique” derived from primitive ᴹ✶miniı̯a under the root ᴹ√MINI “stand alone, stick out” (Ety/MINI; EtyAC/MINI).
Neo-Sindarin: Many Neo-Sindarin writers adapt this word as ᴺS. minai “distinct, unique, single” as suggested in Hiswelókë’s Sindarin Dictionary (HSD), since ei becomes ai in final syllables in Sindarin of the 1950s and 60s.
Conceptual Development: The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had G. erwed “unique” as an adjective form of G. er “one” (GL/33).
References ✧ Ety/MINI; EtyAC/MINI
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| ᴹ✶miniı̯a > minei | [minija] > [mineja] > [mineia] > [minei] | ✧ Ety/MINI |