Q. fírima adj. “mortal, *(lit.) able to die” (Category: to Die; Dead; Death)
A word for “mortal” appearing in the Quendi and Eldar essay from 1959-60, literally meaning “one apt to die” and based on the root √PHIRI “exhale, expire, breathe out” (WJ/387). It is likely based on the verb fir- “to die”. Like English, it can be used as a both an adjective and a noun. It was used as noun in the Quendi and Eldar essay: Fírimar “Mortals”. In The Etymologies of the 1930s, ᴹQ. fírima “mortal” was simply an adjective derived from the root ᴹ√PHIR (Ety/PHIR).
Reference ✧ WJ/387 ✧ Fírima
Elements
| fir- | “to die, fade, †expire, breathe forth” | |
| -ima | “-able, possibility” | ✧ WJ/387 |
Element In
ᴹQ. fírima adj. “mortal” (Category: to Die; Dead; Death)
References ✧ Ety/PHIR; EtyAC/ÑGUR
Glosses
Variations
Element In
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ᴹ√PHIR > fírima | [pʰīrima] > [ɸīrima] > [fīrima] | ✧ Ety/PHIR |