S. fanui adj. “cloudy, (lit.) having much cloud” (Category: Cloud, Mirk)
A word for “cloudy”, adjectival form of fân “cloud”, an element the name S. Fanuidhol “Cloudyhead” (PE17/26, 36, 173; RC/268; RGEO/66). In one place Tolkien translated fanui as “cloudy, having much cloud” (PE17/173).
Conceptual Development: The initial name of the mountain Fanuidhol in Lord of the Rings drafts was N. Fanuiras “Horn of Cloud” (TI/174), so it seems fanui dates back at least to the 1940s.
References ✧ PE17/26, 36, 173; RC/268; RGEO/66
Glosses
Elements
| fân | “(white) cloud; veil, curtain; form or vision of a spiritual being; spirit [embodied]” | ✧ PE17/173; RGEO/66 |
| -ui | “-ful, having quality, adjective suffix; [as verbal suffix] possibility, suitability, *-able” | ✧ PE17/173; RGEO/66 |
| fain | “white, shimmering, shining; white and shining [thing]; dim, dimmed; filmy, fine-woven; (vague) apparition; cloud” | ✧ RC/268 |
Element In
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| √FAN > fanui | [pʰanājā] > [pʰanāja] > [ɸanāja] > [ɸanǭja] > [ɸanǭia] > [ɸanoia] > [fanoia] > [fanoi] > [fanoe] ? [fanui] | ✧ PE17/26 |
| √PHAN > fanui | [pʰanājā] > [pʰanāja] > [ɸanāja] > [ɸanǭja] > [ɸanǭia] > [ɸanoia] > [fanoia] > [fanoi] > [fanoe] ? [fanui] | ✧ PE17/36 |