Eldamo : Noldorin : îr

N. îr n. “*sexual desire” (Category: to have Sexual Intercourse)

N. îr, n. “*sexual desire” (Category: to have Sexual Intercourse)

An unglossed word in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from the root ᴹ√YER “feel sexual desire” (EtyAC/YER), perhaps a noun meaning “*sexual desire”.

Reference ✧ EtyAC/YER

Cognates

ᴹQ. yére “*sexual desire” ✧ EtyAC/YER (yēre)

Derivations

< ᴹ√YER “feel sexual desire” ✧ EtyAC/YER

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√YER > îr

[jēre] > [jīre] > [īre] > [īr]

✧ EtyAC/YER