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'''''atar''''' (pl. '''atari''') is a [[Quenya]] word meaning ''father''. | '''''atar''''' (pl. '''atari''') is a [[Quenya]] word meaning ''father''. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
[[CE]] ''atar'', from possibly earlier *''ataro'', [[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[ATA]]<ref>{{LR| | [[CE]] ''atar'', from possibly earlier *''ataro'', [[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[ATA]].<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}</ref> | ||
==Other forms== | ==Other forms== | ||
*''atarinya'' "my father"<ref>{{HM|LR}}, p. 70</ref> | *''atarinya'' "my father"<ref>{{HM|LR}}, p. 70</ref> | ||
*''ataremma'' "Our father" | *''ataremma'' "Our father" | ||
*''ataren'' (dative) "To father"<ref>{{VT| | *''ataren'' (dative) "To father"<ref>{{VT|43a}}, p. 8</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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In Gothic and Celtic branches the Indoeuropean initial p- was lost thence we have forms similar to ''atar'', like Irish ''athair'' (from Proto-Celtic ''*ɸatīr'') and [[Gothic]] ''atta''. | In Gothic and Celtic branches the Indoeuropean initial p- was lost thence we have forms similar to ''atar'', like Irish ''athair'' (from Proto-Celtic ''*ɸatīr'') and [[Gothic]] ''atta''. | ||
Note also Turkish ''atto'' | Note also Turkish ''atto''. | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
[[Category:Quenya nouns]] | [[Category:Quenya nouns]] | ||
Revision as of 17:31, 2 November 2010
atar (pl. atari) is a Quenya word meaning father.
Etymology
CE atar, from possibly earlier *ataro, Root ATA.[1]
Other forms
See also
Cognates
Inspiration
Atar can be compared to Greek/Latin pater.
In Gothic and Celtic branches the Indoeuropean initial p- was lost thence we have forms similar to atar, like Irish athair (from Proto-Celtic *ɸatīr) and Gothic atta.
Note also Turkish atto.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, p. 70
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "'Words of Joy': Five Catholic Prayers in Quenya — Part One" (edited by Patrick H. Wynne, Arden R. Smith, and Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 43, January 2002, p. 8
