Tenna

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tenna is a Quenya word meaning "unto",[1] or "'to the object' hence 'up to, to (reach), as far as'", said to be a "preposition originally adverb".[2][3]

Etymology

Examples

  • Tenna Ambar-metta ("Until World's-end")[4]

References

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Alcar mi Tarmenel na Erun: The Gloria in Excelsis Deo in Quenya" (edited by Arden R. Smith), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 44, June 2002, pp. 35-36
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings: Eldarin Roots and Stems", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 187
  3. ↑ Petri Tikka, "Quenya Words in Parma Eldalamberon 17" at Men Eldalambínen (accessed 13 June 2011)
  4. ↑ 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. 105
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