Eldamo : Gnomish : inthi

G. inthi adv. “less” (Category: Few, Little)

⚠️G. inthi, adv. “less” (Category: Few, Little)

An adverb for “less” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/51), related to the G. -inthir (GL/18) and probably based on the early root ᴱ√INI “small” (QL/42). Tolkien initially indicated inthi was both an adjective and adverb.

References ✧ GL/18, 37, 51

Glosses

“less” ✧ GL/51
“less (aj. and adv.)” ✧ GL/51 (inthi(r))

Variations

inthi ✧ GL/37; GL/51; GL/18 (inthi)
inthi(r) ✧ GL/51

aina “small” cp. inthi ✧ GL/18
gant “(lit. increased), larger, greater, more” opposite of inthi ✧ GL/37

Changes

inthi(r) “less (aj. and adv.)” >> inthi “less” ✧ GL/51

Derivations

< ᴱ√INI “small”