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'''''-va''''' is a possessive suffix in [[Quenya]]. For plural terms the suffix is ''-[[]]''.
'''''-va''''' (plural '''-[[]]''', from archaic '''-vai'''<ref>{{WJ|Quendi}}, p. 407</ref>) is a possessive suffix in [[Quenya]].


Example:
==Example==
* [[Mindon Eldaliéva]] = "(Our) Tower of the Eldar"  
* [[Mindon Eldaliéva]] = "Lofty Tower of the Eldar"<ref>{{S|Index}}, entry "Mindon Eldaliéva"</ref>


== References ==
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* ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'' by [[Ruth S. Noel]]
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* [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge Kåre Fauskanger]]
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Latest revision as of 16:35, 3 May 2019

-va (plural -, from archaic -vai[1]) is a possessive suffix in Quenya.

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References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar", p. 407
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names", entry "Mindon Eldaliéva"