N. fein adj. “white, radiant” (Category: White)

⚠️N. fein, adj. “white, radiant” (Category: White)

S. fain “white, shimmering, shining, [N.] radiant; [S.] white and shining [thing]; ⚠️dim, dimmed; filmy, fine-woven; (vague) apparition; cloud”

References ✧ Ety/PHAY, SPAN; EtyAC/SPAN

Glosses

• “cloud” ✧ EtyAC/SPAN (fein)
• “radiant, white” ✧ Ety/PHAY (foen)
• “white” ✧ Ety/SPAN

Variations

• fein ✧ Ety/SPAN; EtyAC/SPAN (fein)
• foen ✧ Ety/PHAY

Related

• ᴹ√SPAN ✧ Ety/PHAY

Changes

• fein “cloud” >> fein “white” ✧ EtyAC/SPAN

Element In

• N. Arafain “?White King”
• N. Eredfain
• N. Forfain “?White Beach”
• N. Kelufain “?White Source”
• N. Rhosfein “*White Rain”

Cognates

• ᴹQ. fanya “sky; white” ✧ Ety/SPAN

Derivations

• < ᴹ√PHAY “radiate, send out rays of light” ✧ Ety/PHAY
• < ᴹ√SPAN “white” ✧ Ety/SPAN

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√PHAY > foen	[pʰajna] > [pʰaina] > [ɸaina] > [faina] > [fain] > [foen]	✧ Ety/PHAY
ᴹ√SPAN > fein	[spanja] > [sɸanja] > [ɸanja] > [fanja] > [fania] > [fenia] > [feni] > [fein]	✧ Ety/SPAN