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'''''súlë''''' is a noun meaning "spirit" in [[Quenya]]. Compare with ''[[fëar]]'' in [[Sindarin]]. | '''''súlë''''' or '''''þúlë''''' is a noun meaning "spirit" in [[Quenya]]. Compare with ''[[fëar]]'' in [[Sindarin]]. | ||
[[Image:Thule.gif]]''Súlë'' is also the name of the ninth letter of the [[Tengwar]] alphabet. | [[Image:Thule.gif]]''Súlë'' is also the name of the ninth letter of the [[Tengwar]] alphabet. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
The original name of ''Súlë'' was ''''' | The original name of ''Súlë'' was '''''Þúlë''''' and in Quenya it had the value ''þ''. Over time the ''þ'' in Quenya mutated to ''s'' and the letter was renamed ''Súlë''. | ||
==Inflection== | |||
{{qya-decl-i|súl|nomsg=súlë}} | |||
{{qya-decl-i|þúl|nomsg=þúlë}} | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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* [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge Kåre Fauskanger]] | * [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge Kåre Fauskanger]] | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sule}} | |||
[[Category:Quenya words]] | [[Category:Quenya words]] | ||
[[Category:Tengwar letters]] | [[Category:Tengwar letters]] | ||
Revision as of 15:20, 28 January 2010
súlë or þúlë is a noun meaning "spirit" in Quenya. Compare with fëar in Sindarin.
Súlë is also the name of the ninth letter of the Tengwar alphabet.
History
The original name of Súlë was Þúlë and in Quenya it had the value þ. Over time the þ in Quenya mutated to s and the letter was renamed Súlë.
Inflection
Template:Qya-decl-i Template:Qya-decl-i
