Sindarin 

lefnui

ordinal. fifth

Sindarin [WR/436, VT/42:25, TI/312] Group: SINDICT. Published by

lefnui

place name. Fifth

A river in Gondor, the fifth in the region of Lebennin (LotR/750), and so translated “Fifth” (VT42/14). It is simply lefnui “fifth” uses as a name and was thus pronounced [levnui], but Tolkien preferred the spelling Lefnui because “v” rarely appears before consonants in English (VT42/14).

Conceptual Development: When first mentioned in maps for the Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name was first given as N. Lhefned >> Lhefneg (WR/437, TI/312), apparently earlier Noldorin words for “fifth”.

Elements

WordGloss
levnui“fifth”

Variations

  • Levnui ✧ VT42/09; VT42/14
Sindarin [LotRI/Lefnui; TI/312; TII/Lefnui; UTI/Lefnui; VT42/09; VT42/14; WRI/Lhefneg] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lefnui

ordinal. fifth

levnui

ordinal. fifth

Cognates

Derivations

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
leben“five”
-ui“-ful, having quality, adjective suffix; possibility, suitability [as verbal suffix], *-able”

Variations

  • lefnui ✧ VT42/10
Sindarin [VT42/10; VT42/25; VT42/26] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lefnui

fifth

lefnui

lefnui

fifth

lefnui

lefnui

fifth

lefnui

Lefnui

Lefnui (also spelt Levnui) is a Sindarin name. The name appears to mean "fifth".

Sindarin [Tolkien Gateway] Published by

lemmui

ordinal. fifth

Sindarin Group: Eldamo - neologism/reconstructions. Published by