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'''''-ath''''' is [[Sindarin]] for 'shadow, dimness' as well as a collective plural suffix, meaning all of the group to which it is affixed. For example ''[[giliath]]'' = all the stars.
'''''-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.


==Sources==
==Examples==
* [[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]] by [[Ruth S. Noel]]
* [[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