Ailinel
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| Ailinel | |
|---|---|
| Númenórean | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Date of birth | S.A. 712 |
| Personal Information | |
| Gender | Female |
| Parentage | Tar-Meneldur and Almarian |
| Siblings | Tar-Aldarion, Almiel |
| Spouse | Orchaldor |
| Children | Soronto |
Ailinel was the second child of Tar-Meneldur and Almarian of Númenor. Her elder brother was Aldarion, who later became King Tar-Aldarion, and her younger sister was Almiel. Ailinel wedded a noble named Orchaldor, a descendant of the House of Hador, and they had a son named Soronto.
Because her brother Tar-Aldarion had only one child—a daughter—he changed the law of succession so that his child could become a Ruling Queen. According to some readings of Númenor's complex laws of inheritance, if the law had not changed, Ailinel's son Soronto would have become Tar-Aldarion's heir. If history had been different, then, Ailinel would have been the foremother of the succeeding Kings of Númenor (though sources differ on the technicalities of this point).
[edit] Etymology
Ailinel's name appears to incorporate the Quenya word for 'lake', ailin, and the feminine suffix -el.
[edit] Inflection
| Quenya noun Ailinel |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Case \ # | Singular | Case \ # | Singular |
| Nominative | Ailinel | Locative | Ailinellessë |
| Accusative | Ailinel | Allative | Ailinellenna |
| Genitive | Ailinello | Ablative | Ailine(lle)llo |
| Possessive | Ailinel[lev/w]a | Instrumental | Ailinellenen |
| Dative | Ailinellen | *Respective | Ailinelles |
| Asterisked forms are speculative. Chart may not be 100% canonical. | |||
