Quenya 

-matya

suffix. -eating

An adjective suffix for “eating” used only in compounds based on an archaic active participle suffix -ya (PE17/68).

Conceptual Development: A similar suffix ᴱQ. -matwa appeared in various words in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s (QL/59-61).

Element in

  • ᴺQ. celvamatya “carnivorous, (lit.) animal-eating”
  • ᴺQ. laimamatya “herbivorous, vegetarian, (lit.) plant-eating”
  • Q. melumatya “honey-eating” ✧ PE17/068

Elements

WordGloss
mat-“to eat”
-ya“adjective suffix”