-rin

suffix. -ian, racial-adjective, language

Cognates

• S. -ren “adjective suffix”
• T. -rin “-ian, racial-adjective, language”

Element in

• Q. Avarin “language(s) of the Avari, *of the Avari”
• Q. Eldarin “of the Eldar; Elvish (language)”
• Q. Lemberin “*of the Lembi”
• Q. Lindarin “*of the Lindar”
• Q. Nandorin
• Q. Noldorin “of the Noldo; the Noldor language”
• Q. Quenderin “Quendian, of the Quendi, belonging to the Elves as a whole”
• Q. Quenyarin “*of Quenya”
• Q. Sindarin “Grey-elven” ✧ PE17/020
• Q. Telerin “of the Teleri”
• Q. telperin “like silver (in hue or worth)”
• Q. Túnarin
• Q. Valarin
• Q. Vanyarin “*of the Vanyar; language of the Vanyar”

-ya

suffix. adjective suffix

Derivations

• ✶-yā “present participle” ✧ PE17/068

Element in

• Q. Aldúya “*Tuesday, Day of the Two Trees”
• Q. Amanyar “Those of Aman”
• Q. Anarya “Sunday, (lit.) Sun-day”
• Q. apacenya “of foresight”
• Q. attalya “biped, *(lit.) two-footed”
• ᴺQ. cantalya “four-legged, quadruped, (lit.) four-footed”
• Q. -carya “doing” ✧ PE17/068
• Q. Eärenya “Sea-day, *Thursday”
• Q. elenya “adjective referring to the stars, *of the stars, stellar”
• Q. entya “central, middle”
• Q. firya “mortal; human, [ᴹQ.] human; [Q.] mortal”
• Q. Isilya “*Monday, Moon-day”
• Q. -matya “-eating” ✧ PE17/068
• Q. Menelya “*Wednesday, Heavens-day”
• Q. minya “first; eminent, prominent”
• Q. Narya “(Ring) of Fire”
• Q. Nenya “(Ring) of Water”
• ᴺQ. ruimenya “fireside, by the fire”
• Q. tatya “second”
• Q. tercenya “of insight”
• Q. Valanya “*Friday, Vala-day”
• Q. Vilya “(Ring) of Air”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶-ı̯ā > -ya	[-jā] > [-ja]	✧ PE17/068

Variations

• -ya ✧ PE17/068 (-ya)