-lë

-lë is a Quenya suffix that has four meanings.

-lë¹

Typically used to derive verbal nouns.

Examples

• hortalë = "speeding, urging" (horta- = "to speed, urge"; KHOR)
• intyalë = "imagination"; lit. "guessing, supposing" (intya- = "to guess, suppose"; INK)
• vestalë = "wedding" (vesta- = "to wed"; BES)

-lë²

Some verbal nouns may be formed directly from the stem when it ends in a vowel.

Examples

• tailë = "lengthening" ("to extent, make longer"; TAY or TAI)
• cuilë = "life, being alive" ("come to life"; KUY)

-lë³

In the case of basic stems ending in a consonant, the ending -lë may be added to a nasal-infixed form of them.

Examples

• mancalë = "commerce" (manca- = "to trade"; derived from MBAKH "exchange")
• quentalë = "account, history" ("speak"; KWET)

-lë⁴

The ending -lë is also used to derive concrete nouns from an adjective.

Examples

• oialë = "everlasting [?age]" (oia = "everlasting"; OY?)
• aicalë = "a peak" (aica = "sharp"; AYAK)
• meryalë = "holiday" (merya = "festive"; MBER)