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==Quenya== | ==Quenya== | ||
'''''men''''' is a [[Quenya]] word meaning "place, spot" | '''''men''''' is a [[Quenya]] word meaning "place, spot",<ref name=Ety>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 372</ref> or "way".<ref name=App>{{S|Appendix}}</ref> | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
In the [[The Etymologies|''Etymologies'']], Quenya ''men'' ("place, spot") derives from the [[Sundocarme|root]] [[MEN#Other versions|MEN]].<ref name=Ety/> | |||
===Examples=== | |||
*''men'' ("way"): ''[[Númen]]''/''[[Formen]]''/''[[Rómen]]''/''[[Hyarmen]]''<ref name=App/> | |||
===See also=== | ===See also=== | ||
*''[[mene]]'' (aorist) "goes" | *''[[mene]]'' (aorist) "goes" | ||
==Sindarin== | ==Sindarin== | ||
'''''men''''' is a [[Sindarin]] word meaning "way, road" | '''''men''''' is a [[Sindarin]] word meaning "way, road",<ref>{{UT|7}}, note 14</ref><ref>{{UT|Index}}</ref> or "us".<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 38</ref> | ||
===Examples=== | ===Examples=== | ||
*''[[Men-i-Naugrim]]'' | *''men'' ("way, road"): ''[[Men-i-Naugrim]]'' | ||
*''men'' ("us"): ''[[ammen]]'' ("for us") | |||
==Elvish== | ==Elvish== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*''[[nanwen]]'' "return" | *''[[nanwen]]'' ("return") | ||
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[[Category:Elvish words]] | [[Category:Elvish words]] | ||
[[Category:Quenya nouns]] | [[Category:Quenya nouns]] | ||
[[Category:Sindarin nouns]] | [[Category:Sindarin nouns]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:03, 19 October 2012
Quenya[edit | edit source]
men is a Quenya word meaning "place, spot",[1] or "way".[2]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
In the Etymologies, Quenya men ("place, spot") derives from the root MEN.[1]
Examples[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
- mene (aorist) "goes"
Sindarin[edit | edit source]
men is a Sindarin word meaning "way, road",[3][4] or "us".[5]
Examples[edit | edit source]
- men ("way, road"): Men-i-Naugrim
- men ("us"): ammen ("for us")
Elvish[edit | edit source]
men is an Elvish (no language given)[note 1] word meaning "direction, region".[6]
Derivatives[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
- nanwen ("return")
Notes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 372
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Disaster of the Gladden Fields", note 14
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, Index
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 38
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Notes and Translations", in The Road Goes Ever On (J.R.R. Tolkien, Donald Swann), p. 72