Primitive elvish

-kkā

pronoun. your (familiar plural)

Primitive elvish [PE23/128; PE23/129] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-kwā

suffix. -ful

Primitive elvish [WJ/392] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-kyā

pronoun. your (familiar)

Primitive elvish [PE23/128; PE23/129] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-kā̆

suffix. adjectival or enlargement

Primitive elvish [PE19/087] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-kē

suffix. 2nd person singular a (inferior)

Primitive elvish [PE23/117; PE23/118; PE23/125; PE23/126] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kasma

noun. ?helm

Primitive elvish [PE17/114] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kānō

noun. leader, ruler; crier, herald

Primitive elvish [PE17/113; PM/352; PM/362] Group: Eldamo. Published by

aktō

noun. artificer, artificer, [ᴹ✶] maker, wright

Primitive elvish [PE18/085; PE18/087] Group: Eldamo. Published by

immā

pronoun. reflexive

Primitive elvish [VT47/14] Group: Eldamo. Published by

immō

pronoun. reflexive

Primitive elvish [VT47/14] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kwēn

noun. person, one, (some)body

Primitive elvish [WJ/360; WJ/375; WJ/392; WJ/407; WJ/416] Group: Eldamo. Published by

noun. person

Primitive elvish [VT47/35] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Quenya 

Findecáno

-káno

Findecáno ("-káno") masc. name *"Hair-commander"; Sindarized as Fingon(PM:344)

-lla

suffix. your (plural polite)

Quenya [PE17/057; VT49/49] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-tyë

suffix. you (familiar)

Quenya [PE17/057; PE17/058; PE17/075; PE22/161; VT49/16; VT49/48; VT49/51] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-xë

suffix. reflexive verbal inflection

Quenya [PE17/075; VT49/48] Group: Eldamo. Published by

carma

noun. helm

Quenya [PE17/114; PM/260] Group: Eldamo. Published by

quén

person, individual, man or woman; one, somebody

A general word for “person”, any individual independent of their gender and species, since the term was “freely applied to other Incarnates, such as Men or Dwarves, when the Eldar became acquainted with them” (WJ/372). In unstressed form quen, it was sometimes used as a pronoun “one, somebody”, and was also used as the second element in compounds such as ilquen “everyone” and roquen “horseman” (WJ/363, 372).

Most likely the Elves had a bias towards themselves as the main category of persons, since they used the term Quendi “(lit.) Speakers” to refer the Elves as species, and quén seems to have originally have been a variant of that term, derived from the same root √KWEN “speak”. This word was primarily discussed in the Quendi and Eldar essay from 1959-60, which may be where the term was introduced, but it appears in other late notes as well (PE19/93).

Quenya [PE19/093; WJ/361; WJ/372; WJ/393; WJ/407] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-o

person, somebody

-o (2), also -ó, "a person, somebody", pronominal suffix (PM:340)

-ssë

at

-ssë (1) locative ending (compare the preposition se, "at", q.v.); in Lóriendessë, lúmessë, máriessë, yalúmessë (q.v. for reference); pl. -ssen in yassen, lúmissen, mahalmassen, símaryassen, tarmenissen, q.v. Pronouns take the simple ending -ssë, even if the pronoun is plural by its meaning (messë "on us", VT44:12). The part. pl. (-lissë or -lissen) and dual (-tsë) locative endings are known from the Plotz letter only.

-t

suffix. you (familiar)

-tya

suffix. your (familiar)

Quenya [PE17/057; PE17/067; VT49/16; VT49/38; VT49/48] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-wë

person

- a suffix occurring in many personal names, generally but not exclusively masculine (Elenwë is the sole certain example of a fem. name with this ending); it is derived from a stem simply meaning "person" (PM:340, WJ:399). In Etym, - is simply defined as an element that is frequent in masculine names, and it is there derived from a stem (WEG) having to do with "(manly) vigour".

Námo

person, somebody

námo (2) noun "a person, somebody" (PM:340 writers may prefer the synonym quén to avoid confusion with # 1)

carma

helm

carma (2) noun "helm" (helmet) in Carma-cundo ("k") "Helm-guardian" (PM:260). Notice that in PE17:114, Tolkien indicated that he rather wanted carma to mean "tool" or "weapon", leaving the status of carma "helmet" uncertain. Possibly shortened to -car in the names Eldacar (Elfhelm?), Hallacar (Tall-helm?) Cf. also cassa in Etym.

nassë

person, an individual

nassë (1) "a person, an individual" (VT49:30). Also translated "true-being" (pl. nasser is attested), the inner "true" being of a person. With a pronominal suffix in the form nassentar "their true-being" (PE17:175, cf. -nta #2), in the source referring to the "true" spiritual nature of the Valar, as hidden within their visible shapes. The word nassentar would seem to be plural, *"their true-beings". Not to be confused with the verb nassë/násë "he/she is"; see #1.

se

at, in

se (2), also long , preposition "at, in" (VT43:30; compare the "locative prefix" se- possibly occurring in an early "Qenya" text, VT27:25)

tulyando

noun. leader

A neologism for a “leader” coined by Helge Fauskanger for his NQNT (NQNT) based on tulya- “lead”. However, I think tulya- “lead” means “bring [someone or something to someplace]” rather than “guide or take charge of a group”, making it inappropriate for the sense “leader”. I would use other words such as cáno “commander” for a person who is the leader of a group.

Quenya Group: Eldamo - neologism/reconstructions. Published by

Adûnaic

-zê

preposition. at

A prepositional suffix translated “at” (SD/429), but not appearing in any example sentences. It is perhaps a later repurposing of the draft-dative case suffix -s, since the other draft-cases became prepositional suffixes in later versions of the Adûnaic grammar: draft genitive versus later preposition “from”, draft instrumental -ma versus later preposition -mâ “with”.

Sindarin 

na

preposition. at

prep. at (a point of time or place). Ai na vedui Dúnadan. Mae g'ovannen. 'Ah! At last, Dúnadan ! Well met !'.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:16] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

thôl

noun. helm

Sindarin [S/438] Group: SINDICT. Published by

na

at

na (followed by lenition), with article nan (followed by ”mixed mutation”, according to David Salos reconstruction). The preposition has various meanings: ”with, by, near” and also ”to, toward, at; of”

na

at

(followed by lenition), with article nan (followed by ”mixed mutation”, according to David Salo’s reconstruction). The preposition has various meanings: ”with, by, near” and also ”to, toward, at; of”

thôl

helm

thôl (construct thol, pl. thŷl, coll. pl. ?tholath)

thôl

helm

(construct thol, pl. th**ŷ**l, coll. pl. ?tholath)


Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!

Primitive adûnaic

-k

suffix. *masculine suffix

A (primitive?) masculine suffix used in the formation of (male) mîk “baby” from the root ✶Ad. √MIYI (SD/427). Tolkien stated that k was one of the “favoured” masculine consonants (SD/427).

Primitive adûnaic [SD/427] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kulub

root. *root (as a kind of plant)

One of the Primitive Adûnaic roots Tolkien used to illustrate the processes of Primitive Adûnaic word formation (SD/422-5). It also seems to be the root of words such as kulbu and kulub “root (as a kind of plant)” (SD/431), perhaps an deliberate pun by Tolkien.

Primitive adûnaic [SD/422; SD/423; SD/425] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Primitive Elvish

-kǝ

noun. -kǝ

Early Primitive Elvish [QL/065] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

-kto

suffix. reflexive

Early Quenya [PE14/056] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-ko

suffix. reflexive suffix

Early Quenya [QL/047] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-sse

suffix. at, in, by; inessive suffix

Early Quenya [PE14/046; PE14/047; PE14/078; QL/056] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-íne(a)

suffix. diminutive

Early Quenya [PE14/049; PE14/081; QL/042; QL/046] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-(l)inta

suffix. diminutive

-(w)inta

suffix. diminutive

-(w)inte

suffix. diminutive

Early Quenya [PE14/049; PE14/081] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-inya

suffix. diminutive

-itsa

suffix. diminutive

-itse

suffix. diminutive

Early Quenya [PE14/081; QL/036; QL/040; QL/042; QL/060; QL/061] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-linte

suffix. diminutive

-litse

suffix. diminutive

-lla

suffix. diminutive

Early Quenya [QL/055; QL/058; QL/061; QL/075; QL/076; QL/077; QL/080] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-lle

suffix. diminutive

-pi(t)

suffix. diminutive

-pin(ke)

suffix. diminutive

Early Quenya [QL/073] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-tsa

suffix. diminutive

Early Quenya [PE14/047; PE14/080] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mi(e)-

prefix. diminutive

mike-

prefix. diminutive

Early Quenya [PE14/081] Group: Eldamo. Published by

miki-

prefix. diminutive

tolma

noun. helm

Early Quenya [PE14/046] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-to

suffix. reflexive suffix

Old Noldorin 

-ko

suffix. masc

Old Noldorin [PE23/087] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Qenya 

ke

pronoun. you (familiar)

Qenya [PE22/105; PE22/123; PE22/126; PE22/127; PE23/073; PE23/075; PE23/077; PE23/079; PE23/080; PE23/083; PE23/088; PE23/089; PE23/090; PE23/092; PE23/093; PE23/098] Group: Eldamo. Published by

aldaron

masculine name. Lord of Forests

Qenya [Ety/GALAD; LR/206; LR/404; LRI/Aldaron; SM/079; SMI/Aldaron] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ko

adverb. reflexive

Qenya [PE23/074; PE23/077] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ye

preposition. at

Gnomish

-inthir

suffix. diminutive

Early Noldorin

tavros

masculine name. Lord of Forests

Early Noldorin [LB/195; LBI/Ormaid; LBI/Tauros; LBI/Tavros; SM/079; SMI/Tauros] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

aktō

noun. artificer, maker, wright

Middle Primitive Elvish [PE18/062] Group: Eldamo. Published by

preposition. at

Middle Primitive Elvish [PE21/27] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Rohirric

helm

masculine name. Helm

Rohirric [LotRI/Helm; PMI/Helm; UTI/Helm; WRI/Helm] Group: Eldamo. Published by