Q. linda adj. “beautiful (of sound), sweet, melodious; soft, gentle, light” (Category: Beautiful)

Q. linda, adj. “beautiful (of sound), sweet, melodious; soft, gentle, light, [ᴱQ.] kind; ⚠️[ᴹQ.] fair” (Category: Beautiful)

References ✧ PE16/96; PE17/150

Glosses

• “beautiful, sweet, melodious of sound” ✧ PE17/150
• “soft, gentle, light” ✧ PE16/96

Related

• S. #lind² “fair” might be related to linda “beautiful (of sound), sweet, melodious; soft, gentle, light”

Element In

• ᴺQ. !lindië “euphony”
• Q. lindalë “music”
• Q. norolinda “*tripping lightly” ✧ PE16/96

Derivations

• < ✶lindā “*sweet sounding”

ᴹQ. linda adj. “fair, beautiful (of sound)” (Category: Beautiful)

References ✧ Ety/LIND, SLIN; EtyAC/LIND

Glosses

• “fair” ✧ Ety/SLIN
• “fair, beautiful (of sound)” ✧ Ety/LIND

Related

• linda “fair” blended with ᴹ✶lindā “sweet sounding” ✧ Ety/SLIN
• linda “fair, beautiful (of sound)” blended with ᴹ✶slindā ✧ Ety/LIND

Changes

• linda “fair, beautiful” »» linda “fair, beautiful (of sound)” ✧ EtyAC/LIND

Element In

• ᴹQ. lindale “music”
• ᴹQ. Linda “Elf of Lindarin kindred” ✧ Ety/LIND (Lindar)

Derivations

• < ᴹ✶lindā “sweet sounding” ✧ Ety/LIND
  • < ᴹ√LIN² “sing” ✧ EtyAC/LIND
• < ᴹ√SLIN “*fine, delicate” ✧ Ety/SLIN

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶LINDĀ > linda	[lindā] > [linda]	✧ Ety/LIND
ᴹ√SLIN > linda	[slinda] > [l̥inda] > [linda]	✧ Ety/SLIN

ᴱQ. linda¹ adj. “gentle, kind; soft” (Category: Care)

References ✧ PME/54; QL/54

Glosses

• “gentle” ✧ PME/54
• “gentle, kind; soft” ✧ QL/54

Derivations

• < ᴱ√LINI “gentle” ✧ QL/54

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√LINI > linda

[lindā] > [linda]

✧ QL/54