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'''Hantalë''' is the Quenya form of the term "Thanksgiving". | '''Hantalë''' is the Quenya form of the term "Thanksgiving". | ||
==Etymology== | |||
The word obviously contains the suffix ''[[-lë]]'' which is typically used to derive nouns from verbs.<ref>[http://folk.uib.no/hnohf/affix~1.htm Quenya affixes]</ref>. If so, the word's core is a possible verb *''hanta-'' "give thanks" to which ''-le'' is suffixed. | |||
The words ''hantale'' and *''hanta-'' possibly derive from the [[root]] [[HAN]] "increase, honor".<ref>{{VT|43}} p.14</ref> | |||
== Example == | == Example == | ||
* [[Eruhantalë]]: 'Thanksgiving to [[Eru]]' | * [[Eruhantalë]]: 'Thanksgiving to [[Eru]]' | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hantale}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Hantale}} | ||
[[Category:Quenya nouns]] | [[Category:Quenya nouns]] | ||
Revision as of 18:13, 25 June 2011
Hantalë is the Quenya form of the term "Thanksgiving".
Etymology
The word obviously contains the suffix -lë which is typically used to derive nouns from verbs.[1]. If so, the word's core is a possible verb *hanta- "give thanks" to which -le is suffixed.
The words hantale and *hanta- possibly derive from the root HAN "increase, honor".[2]
Example
- Eruhantalë: 'Thanksgiving to Eru'
References
- ↑ Quenya affixes
- ↑ Vinyar Tengwar, Number 43, January 2002 p.14
