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The clear implication is that Ainur could, if both incarnate, produce offspring between them
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I wouldn't mind at all if this were true, but I'm not sure how that idea connects to the following quote-
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Huan and Sorontar [Thorondor] could be Maiar - emissaries of Manwë. But unfortunately in The Lord of the Rings Gwaehir and Landroval are said to be descendents of Sorontar
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Now, this appears to mean "Thorondor could've been a Maia, but since I wrote in the Hobbit (which is canon) that he had descendants then I'd say he wasn't a Maia."
But why would Tolkien think this if two Ainu can indeed have offspring? If they could then there'd be no problem with the relationship between Thorondor and Gwaehir. The fact that there were descendants involved seemed to make Tolkien inclined to say that the ancestor was not a Maia spirit. Why is this if Ainu can indeed reproduce together?
(or am I misinterpreting the quote?)