ᴹQ. Ainu n. “holy one, angelic spirit” (Category: God)

References ✧ Ety/AYAN; LR/156; LRI/Ainur; SMI/Ainur

Glosses

• “holy one, angelic spirit” ✧ Ety/AYAN

Variations

• Ainu ✧ Ety/AYAN

Inflections

Ainur	plural		✧ Ety/AYAN; LRI/Ainur; SMI/Ainur
Ainur	plural	“holy ones”	✧ LR/156

Element In

• ᴹQ. Aini “holy one, angelic spirit (f.)”
• ᴹQ. Ainulindale “Music of the Ainur” ✧ Ety/AYAN

Derivations

• < ᴹ✶aı̯an- “holy” ✧ Ety/AYAN
  • < ᴹ√(A)YAN “*holy” ✧ Ety/AYAN (AYAN)

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶aı̯an- > Ainu

[ainu]

✧ Ety/AYAN

ᴱQ. Ainu n. “a (pagan) God” (Category: God)

References ✧ LT1/61; LT1A/Ainur; LT1I/Ainur; LT2I/Ainur; PE13/101, 103, 108; PE15/20, 27, 72; PME/34; QL/34

Glosses

• “a God (m.)” ✧ PME/34
• “only includes the great Vali, Manwe, Tulkas, etc.” ✧ PE15/72 (Aino)
• “pagan god” ✧ LT1A/Ainur; QL/34

Variations

• ainu ✧ LT1A/Ainur; LT1I/Ainur; LT2I/Ainur; PE13/101; PE13/108; PME/34; QL/34; LT1/61 (Ainu)
• Aino ✧ PE15/72

Changes

• Ainu >> Ainur ✧ LT1/61

Inflections

Ainur

plural

✧ LT1/61; LT1A/Ainur; LT1I/Ainur; LT2I/Ainur; PE13/103; PE15/20; PE15/27; PME/34

Element In

• ᴱQ. Ainurarda “Place of the Gods”

Cognates

• G. ain¹ “god” ✧ LT1A/Ainur; PE13/103 (Ainon); PE15/20 (Ainon); PE15/27 (Ainin)
• G. ainos “(male) god” ✧ PE13/108 (Ainog)

Derivations

• < ᴱ√AYA¹ “honour, revere” ✧ QL/34 (AY̯A)

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√AY̯A > ainu

[ajnū] > [ajnu] > [ainu]

✧ QL/34