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Early Quenya

ta

pronoun. that (there)

ta

pronoun. they; 3rd pl. neut. pronoun

Element in

  • Eq. atta “they (emphatic); 3rd sg. neut. pronoun” ✧ PE14/052
  • Eq. ta- “*their; 3rd pl. neut. possessive” ✧ PE14/052
  • Eq. táva “*their; 3rd pl. neut. possessive emphatic” ✧ PE14/052

Variations

  • ta- ✧ PE14/052; PE14/085
Early Quenya [PE14/052; PE14/053; PE14/085] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ta

preposition. on, above; by, beside; than

Derivations

  • ᴱ√DAHA “*high” ✧ QL/087

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√TAHA > [da] > [ta]✧ QL/087

Variations

  • ta ✧ PE14/048; PE14/081; PE15/70; PE15/78
  • ✧ QL/087
Early Quenya [PE14/048; PE14/081; PE15/70; PE15/78; QL/087] Group: Eldamo. Published by

adverb/adjective. high; high above, high up

Cognates

  • En. “high” ✧ PE13/141; PE13/161
  • G. “high” ✧ LT1A/Qalmë-Tári

Derivations

  • ᴱ√DAHA “*high” ✧ LT1A/Qalmë-Tári; QL/087
  • ᴱ✶dagá ✧ PE13/141; PE13/161
    • ᴱ√DAHA “*high”

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶dagā́ > tá-[dagā] > [daga] > [daɣa] > [dā] > [tā]✧ PE13/161
ᴱ√TAHA > [dax] > [daɣ] > [dā] > [tā]✧ QL/087

Variations

  • ✧ LT1A/Qalmë-Tári
  • ✧ PE13/141; PE15/67 ()
  • tá- ✧ PE13/161
  • ✧ QL/087
Early Quenya [LT1A/Qalmë-Tári; PE13/141; PE13/161; PE15/67; QL/087] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-tya

suffix. causative

Element in

  • Eq. makseta- “to enmesh” ✧ QL/058
  • Eq. maktya- “to kill” ✧ PE14/058

Variations

  • -tya ✧ PE14/058
  • -ta ✧ QL/058 (-ta)
Early Quenya [PE14/058; QL/058] Group: Eldamo. Published by

atta

preposition. above

ne

conjunction. that

Element in

Early Quenya [PE14/052; PE14/054; PE14/085] Group: Eldamo. Published by

orta

preposition. above

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ORO “steepness, rising” ✧ QL/070

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ORO¹ > orta[ortā] > [orta]✧ QL/070

Variations

  • atta ✧ PE15/67 (atta)
Early Quenya [PE15/67; QL/070] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sanda

adjective. that

Changes

  • santasanda ✧ PE14/055

Element in

Variations

  • santa ✧ PE14/055 (santa)
  • tanda ✧ PE16/056; PE16/057; PE16/060; PE16/060
Early Quenya [PE14/055; PE16/056; PE16/057; PE16/060] Group: Eldamo. Published by

santo

pronoun. that

Early Quenya [PE14/055] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tanya

adjective. that

Element in

Early Quenya [MC/215; PE16/090; PE16/092] Group: Eldamo. Published by

entan

adverb. then

Early Quenya [PE14/055] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tande

adverb. thither

Element in

Early Quenya [MC/215; PE16/090; PE16/092] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sa

pronoun. that (there)

Derivations

  • ᴱ√SA “demonstrative”

Element in

  • Eq. enta “that there (emphatic)” ✧ PE14/054
  • Eq. i·liante sa “that vine” ✧ PE14/054
  • Eq. san “then, at that time” ✧ PE14/054
  • Eq. sanda “that” ✧ PE14/054
  • Eq. santo “that” ✧ PE14/054

Variations

  • ta ✧ PE14/054
  • (es)sa ✧ PE14/059
Early Quenya [PE14/054; PE14/055; PE14/059] Group: Eldamo. Published by

enken

adverb. then

Early Quenya [PE14/055] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tyen

adverb. then

Early Quenya [PE14/055] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kasse

preposition. above

Elements

WordGloss
kas“head, top, summit”
Early Quenya [PE15/68] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-ine

suffix. noun suffix

Element in

  • Eq. túrin “king(dom)” ✧ QL/095
  • Eq. kólemaine “patience” ✧ QL/047
  • Eq. laulemuine “people of the neighborhood, population” ✧ QL/052
  • Eq. poimine “lather, foam; mermaid” ✧ QL/075
  • Eq. mapalin “plane [tree], sycamore” ✧ QL/057
  • Eq. mulmin “mill” ✧ QL/063
  • Eq. iskane “pallor” ✧ QL/043
  • Eq. sestaine “assimilation, imitation, etc.” ✧ QL/082
  • Eq. paimene “vindictiveness, vengefulness, cruelty” ✧ QL/072
  • Eq. pampine “tremor, earthquake” ✧ QL/072
  • Eq. sunqelaine “sunset” ✧ QL/087
  • Eq. tusturin “match” ✧ QL/096
  • Eq. malkane “torture” ✧ QL/058 (malkane)

Variations

  • -ne ✧ QL/043 (-ne); QL/058 (-ne); QL/072 (-ne); QL/075 (-ne)
  • -in ✧ QL/057 (-in); QL/063 (-in); QL/095 (-in); QL/096 (-in)
Early Quenya [QL/043; QL/047; QL/052; QL/057; QL/058; QL/063; QL/072; QL/075; QL/082; QL/087; QL/095; QL/096] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-lin

suffix. noun suffix

-lis

suffix. noun suffix

Element in

  • Eq. arqilis “desert” ✧ QL/032
  • Eq. indolis “domicile” ✧ QL/043
  • Eq. oinalis “ointment” ✧ QL/071
  • Eq. maksilis “lordship” ✧ QL/057
  • Eq. Avestalis “January” ✧ QL/029
  • Eq. sintilis “sparkling as of crystal” ✧ QL/085
  • Eq. qindelis “nun” ✧ QL/077
Early Quenya [QL/029; QL/032; QL/043; QL/057; QL/071; QL/077; QL/085] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-re

suffix. noun suffix

Element in

  • Eq. anúre “manliness, masculinity” ✧ QL/031
  • Eq. lotóre “blooming, flowering, best time, flower” ✧ QL/055
  • Eq. qildare “bat” ✧ QL/078
  • Eq. tantare “dance”
  • Eq. tessare “little maid” ✧ QL/091
  • Eq. aldare “wood”
  • Eq. Tuilére “Spring” ✧ QL/096
Early Quenya [QL/031; QL/055; QL/078; QL/091; QL/096] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-rin

suffix. noun suffix

Element in

  • Eq. falmarin “sea-fay (male), spirit of the sea foam”
  • Eq. enyarin “device, escutcheon, blazon” ✧ QL/035
  • Eq. lamáre “flock” ✧ QL/050
Early Quenya [QL/035; QL/050] Group: Eldamo. Published by