-s (2) ending for the mysterious case sometimes called "respective", actually probably a shorter variant of the locative in -ssë. Pl. -is, dual -tes, partitive pl. -lis.
Quenya
-is
respective
-ssë
respective
Sindarin
-ien
suffix. feminine ending
An occasional feminine suffix in Sindarin, in one place given as a feminine patronymic (PE17/170) as in the name Lúthien “Daughter of Flowers” (PE17/15, 161). See the entry on the root √YE(L) for a discussion of conceptual vacillations on its connection to “daughter”.
Conceptual Development: In Noldorin it seems N. -ien was simply a feminine suffix in the name N. Lhúthien “Enchantress” (Ety/LUK).
Cognates
- Q. -ien “feminine ending; feminine patronymic, -daughter” ✧ PE17/170
Derivations
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶(ĭ)ondī > -ien [-iondī] > [-iondi] > [-iœndi] > [-iœnd] > [-iœnn] > [-ienn] > [-ien] ✧ PE17/170
-eth
suffix. feminine ending
Cognates
- Q. -issë “ending in feminine names” ✧ PM/345
Derivations
- ✶-ittā “ending in feminine names” ✧ PM/345
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶-ittā > -eth [-ittā] > [-itta] > [-ittʰa] > [-iθθa] > [-eθθa] > [-eθθ] > [-eθ] ✧ PM/345 Variations
- -es ✧ PE17/141
- eth ✧ RC/579
Noldorin
-ien Reconstructed
suffix. feminine ending
Cognates
- Ilk. -ien “element in female names”
Element in
- N. Lhúthien “Enchantress”
-is ending for the plural form of an unidentified case, by some called "respective" or "short locative" (Plotz)