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• Petri Tikka     There are currently two theories about the
etymology of the Quenya word _imíca_ among (VT43:28): 1. by Carl
Hostetter: _imi_ (VT34:30) + partitive ending     Message 1 of 1
, Jul 14, 2002     View Source     There are currently two
theories about the etymology of the Quenya word     _imíca_
"among" (VT43:28):      1. by Carl Hostetter: _imi_ (VT34:30) +
partitive ending _-ika_ (VT28:29-30)     2. by Helge Fauskanger:
an extension or intensification of _mi_ (LR:373)     = _imî_ +
adjectival suffix _-ca_ (PM:363)      Carl's theory conflicts
with _mika_ (VT43:11), which doesen't include a     long _í_
from the merging of _i_+_ika_. Of course, Tolkien may have
only forgotten to mark the long vowel, but that must not be used
as     concrete evidence.      The adjectival ending _-ca_ is
seen only after dipthongs and consonants,     cf. _faika_
"contemptible, mean" (V:387), _helka_ "icy, icecold"
(V:364), _nwalka_ "cruel" (V