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'''''lalaith''''' is a noun meaning "laughter" in [[Sindarin]]. | '''''lalaith''''' is a noun meaning "laughter" in [[Sindarin]].<ref>{{S|Index}}</ref><ref>[[Didier Willis]], [http://www.jrrvf.com/hisweloke/sindar/online/english.html Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary] at [http://www.jrrvf.com/haut.shtml Jrrvf.com] (accessed 19 July 2011)</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
It is possible that this word shows influence from ''[[lala]]-'' in [[Quenya]]. | It is possible that this word shows influence from ''[[lala]]-'' in [[Quenya]].{{or}} | ||
In Sindarin, the verb is ''[[gladha]]-'', from [[ | In Sindarin, the verb is ''[[gladha]]-'', from [[Sundocarme|root]] [[G-LAD]].{{or}} | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
* [[Urwen Lalaith]] | * ''[[Urwen Lalaith]]'' | ||
* [[Nen Lalaith]] | * ''[[Nen Lalaith]]'' | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
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[[Category:Sindarin nouns]] | [[Category:Sindarin nouns]] | ||
Revision as of 11:43, 19 July 2011
lalaith is a noun meaning "laughter" in Sindarin.[1][2]
Etymology
It is possible that this word shows influence from lala- in Quenya.Template:Or
In Sindarin, the verb is gladha-, from root G-LAD.Template:Or
Examples
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names"
- ↑ Didier Willis, Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary at Jrrvf.com (accessed 19 July 2011)
