Quenya 

ca

behind, at back of place

ca, cata, cana prep? "behind, at back of place" (VT43:30)

Sindarin 

adel

behind

(adv. and prep) adel; as prep. probably followed by soft mutation.

adel

behind

; as prep. probably followed by soft mutation.

Primitive elvish

adverb. behind

Derivatives

  • Q. “before (of time); at back (of place), before (of time); at back (of place); [ᴹQ.] yester-; [ᴱQ.] after (of place), behind; after (only of time); than”
  • ᴺS. nui “before (of time); [G.] afterwards, again, later”
Primitive elvish [VT47/34] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Noldorin 

adel

preposition. behind, in rear (of)

Noldorin [Ety/392] Group: SINDICT. Published by

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!

Early Primitive Elvish

dyeye

noun. dyeye

Derivations

  • ᴱ√DYĒ “behind, back (before of time)” ✧ QL/105

Derivatives

  • Eq. die “yesterday” ✧ QL/105
Early Primitive Elvish [QL/105] Group: Eldamo. Published by

dyē

root. behind, back (before of time)

A root in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “behind, back (before of time)” and with a number of derivatives related to “yesterday” (QL/105). In later writings the Quenya word for “yesterday” was noa (VT49/34).

Derivatives

  • ᴱ✶dyen(d)ye(n) ✧ QL/105
  • ᴱ✶dyeye ✧ QL/105
    • Eq. die “yesterday” ✧ QL/105
  • Eq. dienda “day before yesterday, (lit.) yesterday’s yesterday” ✧ QL/105
  • Eq. ie “ago, †long ago”
  • Eq. yenda “yesterday’s” ✧ QL/105
  • Eq. yendiéra “day before yesterday, (lit.) yesterday’s yesterday” ✧ QL/105
  • G. gîr “yesterday”

Element in

Variations

  • dyē ✧ QL/066
  • dyene ✧ QL/066; QL/105
  • dyeye ✧ QL/066; QL/105
  • DYĒ ✧ QL/105
Early Primitive Elvish [QL/066; QL/105] Group: Eldamo. Published by