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==-t<sup>2</sup>== | ==-t<sup>2</sup>== | ||
A pronominal ending meaning "them", seen in the word '''laituvalmet''' "we shall bless them" ('''lait-uva-lme-t''' "bless-shall-we-them"). Also independent word '''te'''. | A pronominal ending meaning "them", seen in the word '''laituvalmet''' "we shall bless them" ('''lait[[-uva]]-lme-t''' "bless-shall-we-them"). Also independent word '''te'''. | ||
==-t<sup>3</sup>== | ==-t<sup>3</sup>== |
Revision as of 12:54, 18 August 2015
-t is a Quenya suffix that has three meanings.
-t1
Used as a dual ending, denoting a pair of something (e.g. máryat "her (pair of) hands").
-t2
A pronominal ending meaning "them", seen in the word laituvalmet "we shall bless them" (lait-uva-lme-t "bless-shall-we-them"). Also independent word te.
-t3
Used as a reduced pronominal affix of the 2nd person, "you" (sg.) Found in heca ("be gone, stand aside"); (sg.) hecat and (pl.) hecal.[1]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, p.364
- Quenya Corpus Wordlist edited by Helge Fauskanger