Q. manen adv. “how” (Category: What)
A word for “how” in the question manen lambë Quendion ahyanë “How did the language of the Elves change?” (PM/395), a combination of interrogative ma² and the instrumental suffix -nen. Similarly formed ᴹQ. mainen or manainen “by what means” appeared in Demonstrative, Relative, and Correlative Stems (DRC) from 1948 (PE23/111).
Reference ✧ PM/395 ✧ Manen “how”
Related
Elements
ma² | “interrogative particle” | ✧ PM/395 (Manen) |
-nen | “instrumental” |
Element In
Cognates
ᴹQ. m(an)ainen adv. “by what means” (Category: What)
References ✧ PE23/111
Glosses
Variations
Elements
ma | “interrogative particle” | ||
-nen | “instrumental” | ||
mana | “who, what, which” | instrumental plural | ✧ PE23/111 (manainen) |