_ adj. suff. _having quality, **ful. With verbal stems, it has implication of possibility or suitability. >> fanui, lithui, úbedui, únodui
Sindarin
ui
adverb. ever
ui-
prefix. twi-, twi-, [G.] bi-, di-
ui-
prefix. ever
-ui
suffix. -ful, having quality, adjective suffix; [as verbal suffix] possibility, suitability, *-able
-ui
suffix. having quality
gornod(ui)
adjective. hard to count
ui
always
ui (ever); also used as adj. ”everlasting, eternal”.
ui
both
(adjectival prefix) ui- (two, twi-);
ui
ever
ui (always); also used as adj. ”everlasting, eternal”. Also as prefix, as in *uidafnen ”ever-closed) (WJ:341, where the spelling ”uidavnen” is used), pl. uidefnin
ui
everlasting
ui (eternal); no distict pl. form. Also used as adverb ”ever, always”.
ui
twi-
(adjectival prefix) ui- (two, both)
ui
ever
(always); also used as adj. ”everlasting, eternal”. Also as prefix, as in ✱uidafnen ”ever-closed) (WJ:341, where the spelling ”uidavnen” is used), pl. uidefnin
ui
always
(ever); also used as adj. ”everlasting, eternal”.
ui
both
(two, twi-);
ui
everlasting
(eternal); no distict pl. form. Also used as adverb ”ever, always”.
ui
twi
(two, both)
ui
two
(twi-, both).
uilos
always snow-white
(name of Mount Taniquetil, or Oiolossë)
tâd
cardinal. two
- tâd (in compounds tad-, as in tad-dal ”two-legged”), 2) (adjectival prefix) ui- (twi-, both).
tû
muscle
(i dû, o thû) (sinew; vigour, physical strength), pl. t**ui (i thui), coll. pl. túath**
tû
physical strength
(i dû, o thû) (muscle; sinew; vigour), pl. t**ui (i thui), coll. pl. túath**
tû
sinew
(i dû, o thû) (muscle, vigour, physical strength), pl. t**ui (i thui), coll. pl. túath **
tû
strength
(i dû, o thû) (muscle, sinew; vigour), pl. t**ui (i thui), coll. pl. túath**.
tâd
cardinal. two
The usual Sindarin word for “two” derived from ✶tata, a variant of √ATATA that was the basis for Q. atta “two” (PE17/14; VT42/27; Ety/TATA). It appears with both a short vowel as tad and a long vowel as tâd. I think the long-vowel form is the most correct one, but the short-vowel form is used for prefixes or when the word is not emphasized in a phrase.
Conceptual Development: The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had G. atha “two”, but this was deleted and revised to G. atha as the “pl. 3rd person pronoun” (GL/20) and no new word for “two” was given.
-ad Archaic
suffix. dual
The Sindarin dual was almost certainly derived from the same primitive form ✶ata as the Quenya dual ending -t, indicating this ending was ancient in form. The other Quenya dual, -u, would not have been active in Sindarin since final vowels were lost.
Tolkien stated (Let/427) that this ending was archaic and lost, but did not state when it disappeared. The ending may have still been active in the First Age. The ending appears in the day-name Orgaladhad “Day of the Two Trees”. Since the Sindar had no direct experience with the trees, this word was likely adopted from its Quenya cognate Aldúya when the Noldor and Sindar were reunited.
-eb
suffix. adjective suffix
-en
suffix. adjective suffix
-iel
suffix. adjective suffix
-in
suffix. adjective suffix
-ren
suffix. adjective suffix
@@@ perhaps a later, S-only, innovation
baw
interjection. no, don't!
gornod
adjective. hard to count
_ adj. _hard to count.
him
adverb/adjective. ever, ever, [N.] enduring, continually; steadfast, abiding
tad
cardinal. two
tâd
cardinal. two
ú
prefix. no, not (negative prefix or particle)
û
interjection. no
adv. or interj. no, not (of fact).
ath
on both sides
(across)
baw!
no
! (interjection expressing refusal or prohibition, not denying facts) baw! (dont!) Prefix
baw!
no
(don’t!) Prefix
gwoe
noun. envelope
gú
no, not
also ú
tad-dal
two-legged
(lenited dad-dal), pl. tad-dail.
tâd
two
(in compounds tad-, as in tad-dal ”two-legged”)
A prefix for “twi-” appearing in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√YŪ “two, both” as an element in N. uial “twilight” (Ety/YŪ). Tolkien’s continued use of S. uial “twilight” in his later writings indicates the ongoing validity of this prefix (LotR/1111.2805; PE17/153, 169).
Conceptual Development: The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had G. gwi- “twi-, bi-, di-” based on primitive ᴱ✶u̯i and related to the dual suffix G. -wi (GL/45).