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'''''perian''''' (lit. "[[Halflings|Halfling]]"), plural '''''periain''''' and collective plural '''''Periannath''''', is the [[Sindarin]] name for [[Hobbits]].<ref>{{RK|V8}}, p. 859 ([[The Lord of the Rings (50th Anniversary Edition)|50th Anniv. Ed.]]): "[...] a hobbit, a ''perian'' [...]")</ref><ref>{{RGEO|Notes}}, p. 75 ("''Periannath'', 'the Hobbits (as a race),' as collective pl. of ''perian'' 'halfling' (pl. ''periain'')"</ref><ref>{{L|230}}, p. 308</ref><ref name=AppE/> | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Hypothetical [[OS]] *''Periando'' (there were no Hobbits in the [[First Age]]) from the [[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[PER]] "half" | Hypothetical [[OS]] *''Periando'' (there were no Hobbits in the [[First Age]]) from the [[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[PER]] "half".{{or}} | ||
==Other forms== | ==Other forms== | ||
*i-Pheriannath: demostrating [[nasal mutation]] (''i'''n-P'''eriannath'') | *''i-Pheriannath'': demostrating [[nasal mutation]] (''i'''n-P'''eriannath'')<ref name=AppE>{{App|E1i}}, p. 1114 ([[The Lord of the Rings (50th Anniversary Edition)|50th Anniv. Ed.]])</ref> | ||
==Cognates== | ==Cognates== | ||
*[[Quenya]] ''[[Periando]]'' | *[[Quenya]] ''[[Periando]]'' | ||
*[[Westron]] ''[[Banakil]]'' | *[[Westron]] ''[[Banakil]]'' | ||
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[[fr:encyclo/peuples/hobbits/periannath]] | [[fr:encyclo/peuples/hobbits/periannath]] | ||
[[fi:Perian]] | [[fi:Perian]] | ||
Revision as of 13:40, 13 July 2011
perian (lit. "Halfling"), plural periain and collective plural Periannath, is the Sindarin name for Hobbits.[1][2][3][4]
Etymology
Hypothetical OS *Periando (there were no Hobbits in the First Age) from the Root PER "half".Template:Or
Other forms
- i-Pheriannath: demostrating nasal mutation (in-Periannath)[4]
Cognates
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Houses of Healing", p. 859 (50th Anniv. Ed.): "[...] a hobbit, a perian [...]")
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Notes and Translations", in The Road Goes Ever On (J.R.R. Tolkien, Donald Swann), p. 75 ("Periannath, 'the Hobbits (as a race),' as collective pl. of perian 'halfling' (pl. periain)"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 230, (dated 8 June 1961), p. 308
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, "Pronunciation of Words and Names", "Consonants", p. 1114 (50th Anniv. Ed.)
