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'''''-duinë''''' is a rare [[Quenya]] suffix used for rivers (of large volume). | '''''-duinë''''' is a rare [[Quenya]] suffix used for rivers (of large volume). | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
''-duinë'' derives from [[Common Elvish]] ''duinē'' ("large river, (liable to flood surrounding land)"), from the [[Sundocarme|root]] DUY (stem ''dui-'' "flow (in volume)"). <ref name=VT48>{{VT|48a}}, p. 23</ref><ref name=HMN>{{HM|N}}, pp. 765-6</ref> | ''-duinë'' derives from [[Common Elvish]] ''duinē'' ("large river, (liable to flood surrounding land)"), from the [[Sundocarme|root]] DUY (stem ''dui-'' "flow (in volume)"). <ref name=VT48>{{VT|48a}}, p. 23</ref><ref name=HMN>{{HM|N}}, pp. 765-6</ref> | ||
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* ''[[ | ==Examples== | ||
* ''[[Anduinë]]'' “Long River”<ref>{{PE|Eldarin}}, p.40</ref> | |||
* | * ''[[Nunduinë]]'' “West River”<ref>{{UT|NMap}}</ref> | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:duinë}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:duinë}} | ||
[[Category:Quenya suffixes]] | [[Category:Quenya suffixes]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:17, 11 June 2021
-duinë is a rare Quenya suffix used for rivers (of large volume).
Etymology[edit | edit source]
-duinë derives from Common Elvish duinē ("large river, (liable to flood surrounding land)"), from the root DUY (stem dui- "flow (in volume)"). [1][2]
Examples[edit | edit source]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Eldarin Hands, Fingers & Numerals and Related Writings — Part Two" (edited by Patrick H. Wynne), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 48, December 2005, p. 23
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, pp. 765-6
- ↑ 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.40
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "[Map of] Númenórë"
