-u dual (Quenya)

Tom Bombadil #630

I guess, -u is just the number suffix of one case: nominative. What about the others? I never read anything about them. Wherever I read, there were just examples of the -t forms. Are there known precedents of the -u forms too (except nominative of course)?

If I had to guess, I would say that it is like this:

Nominative: -u

Accusative: -ú (old) / -u (modern)

Ablative: -ullo

Genitive: -uron/-uo (?)

Allative: -unna

Dative: -un

Locative: -usse

Respective: -us

Instrumental: -unen

Possessive sg: -uva

Possessive pl: -uve

But that's just a modest guess. What do you think?

Sami Paldanius #631

Reconstructions of the U-dual in some high-visibility online sources.

[ tolkiengateway.net ]

[ realelvish.net ]

[ en.wikibooks.org ]

[ folk.uib.no ]