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'''''anto''''' is a noun meaning "mouth" in [[Quenya]]. | '''''anto''''' is a noun meaning "mouth" in [[Quenya]].<ref name="Names">{{App|Letters}}, Note, ''The names of the letters''</ref> | ||
[[Image:Anto.gif]]''Anto'' is also the name of the thirteenth letter of the [[Tengwar]] alphabet. | [[Image:Anto.gif|left]]''Anto'' is also the name in Quenya of the thirteenth letter of the [[Tengwar]] alphabet.<ref name="Names"/> It is the first letter of the fourth grade or [[Tyellë]], which contains "voiced spirants" and it is the fourth letter in the dental or ''t''-series of consonants, the ''[[Tincotéma]]''.<ref name="Letters">{{App|Letters}}</ref> In the standard spelling of Quenya ''Anto'' represents '''NT'''.<ref name="Names"/> In all other modes this letter represents '''DH''' (or "voiced" '''TH''').<ref name="Letters"/> The Westron name for this letter is '''''Adho'''''.<ref>See [[Westron Tengwar]]</ref> | ||
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* [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge Fauskanger]] | * [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge Fauskanger]] | ||
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Revision as of 23:23, 27 July 2012
anto is a noun meaning "mouth" in Quenya.[1]
Anto is also the name in Quenya of the thirteenth letter of the Tengwar alphabet.[1] It is the first letter of the fourth grade or Tyellë, which contains "voiced spirants" and it is the fourth letter in the dental or t-series of consonants, the Tincotéma.[2] In the standard spelling of Quenya Anto represents NT.[1] In all other modes this letter represents DH (or "voiced" TH).[2] The Westron name for this letter is Adho.[3]
See Also
- Quenya Corpus Wordlist edited by Helge Fauskanger
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, "Writing", "The Fëanorian Letters", Note, The names of the letters
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, "Writing", "The Fëanorian Letters"
- ↑ See Westron Tengwar