Comments by Poroki Sauso

Ai! Lá polin saca i quettar!

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Tumbë

3 years ago

Hi

I was wondering, do we have any insight into the thought behind this word for «trumpet»? Does it relate to words for sound or horns of animals or any material? I noticed it is very similar to the real-world origin «trombe/tromba», which is also a word for waterspout/tornado, the two meanings probably linked by the similar shape. Therefore I was pondering, if one should ever be in want of an elvish word for tornado/waterspout, could this real-world etymology be appropriated, making tumbë a word for waterspout as well as trumpet, or imagine tumbë being derived from such a word, and then reverse-imagine-engineer the waterspout-word?

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"I am here to help" in Sindarin??

5 years ago

(This is not going to answer your question.) Does the translation have to be that direct? I don't know the context you're working in, but if you want the elvish to be Tolkieny, allowing the limitations to steer a creative, possibly somewhat poetic translation, can be fun. And helpful.

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Tumbë

"I am here to help" in Sindarin??