Sindarin 

-ui

suffix. -ful, having quality, adjective suffix; possibility, suitability [as verbal suffix], *-able

Derivations

  • ✶-ya “adjectival suffix” ✧ VT42/10; VT42/25; VT42/25

Element in

  • ᴺS. andrethui “patient, long suffering”
  • S. Argonui
  • ᴺS. asgolui “equivalent, (lit.) beside-bear-able”
  • S. canthui “fourth” ✧ VT42/10; VT42/25
  • S. enchui “sixth” ✧ VT42/10; VT42/25
  • S. Erui
  • S. fanui “cloudy, (lit.) having much cloud” ✧ PE17/173; RGEO/66
  • S. gornodui “hard to count”
  • S. gwathui “*shadowy, of shadow”
  • S. hithui “misty”
  • S. ilaurui “*daily” ✧ VT44/28
  • S. levnui “fifth” ✧ VT42/10; VT42/25; VT42/26
  • S. lithui “ashen, ashy, of ash, ash-coloured, dusty” ✧ PE17/087; PE17/173; RC/765; RGEO/66; VT42/10
  • ᴺS. madui “edible”
  • S. melui “lovely, sweet”
  • S. minui “first” ✧ VT42/10; VT42/25
  • S. nedrui “ninth” ✧ VT42/25
  • S. nelui “third” ✧ VT42/25
  • S. nerthui “ninth” ✧ VT42/10
  • S. Nínui “February, *Watery”
  • ᴺS. nodui “some, few, several”
  • S. Nórui “June, *Fiery”
  • S. othui “seventh” ✧ VT42/10; VT42/25
  • S. paenui “tenth” ✧ VT42/25
  • S. caenui “tenth” ✧ VT42/10 (caenui)
  • S. rustui “copper, copper, *of copper, like copper” ✧ VT41/10
  • S. sennui “?rather, instead”
  • S. tadui “second” ✧ VT42/25
  • S. tollui “eighth” ✧ VT42/10; VT42/25
  • S. úbedui “not fit to say, unspeakable” ✧ PE17/144
  • S. únodui “countless” ✧ PE17/144
  • S. Urui “August, *Hot-one”
  • S. úvelui “not amiable, unloveable” ✧ PE17/144

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
✶ō-yā > -ui[-ōjā] > [-ōja] > [-oia] > [-uia] > [-ui]✧ VT42/25
✶ū-yā > -ui[-ūjā] > [-ūja] > [-uia] > [-ui]✧ VT42/25

Variations

  • ui ✧ RC/765; VT42/26
Sindarin [PE17/087; PE17/144; PE17/173; RC/765; RGEO/66; VT41/10; VT42/10; VT42/25; VT42/26; VT44/28] Group: Eldamo. Published by