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'''''-ath''''' is [[Sindarin]] | '''''-ath''''' is a [[Sindarin]] collective plural suffix, meaning all of the group to which it is affixed. It originated as a dual, and is sometimes still used as such. | ||
== | ==Examples== | ||
* [[ | * [[giliath]] | ||
* [[Argonath]] (used as a dual) | |||
==References== | |||
* ''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'', [[Letter 347]] (dated December 17, [[1972]]) | |||
* ''[[The Road Goes Ever On (book)|The Road Goes Ever On]]'', Commentary to "[[A Elbereth Gilthoniel]]", especially pages 72-3 (third edition). | |||
[[Category:Sindarin words]] | [[Category:Sindarin words]] |
Revision as of 09:19, 19 June 2008
-ath is a Sindarin collective plural suffix, meaning all of the group to which it is affixed. It originated as a dual, and is sometimes still used as such.
Examples
References
- The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 347 (dated December 17, 1972)
- The Road Goes Ever On, Commentary to "A Elbereth Gilthoniel", especially pages 72-3 (third edition).