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'''''luine''''' (pl. ''luini'') is a [[Quenya]] word meaning "blue".<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 66</ref> | '''''luine''''' (pl. ''luini'') is a [[Quenya]] word meaning "blue".<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 66</ref> | ||
The word occurred mainly in [[Exilic Quenya|Noldorin]] Quenya; the [[Vanyar]] in their [[Vanyarin|dialect]] used ''[[ulban]]'' for blue, adopted and adapted from [[Valarin]].<ref>{{PM|Quendi}}</ref> | |||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
*''Vardo tellumar nu luini'' "beneath the blue vaults of [[Varda]]" (''[[Namárië]]'') | *''Vardo tellumar nu luini'' "beneath the blue vaults of [[Varda]]" (''[[Namárië]]'') | ||
==Cognates== | ==Cognates== | ||
*[[Sindarin]] ''[[luin]]'' | *[[Sindarin]] ''[[luin]]'' | ||
==Other versions== | |||
In some linguistic manuscripts, [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] experimented with ''luine'' being a cognate of [[Sindarin]] ''[[duin]]'' ("river"), but noted that ''luine'' as meaning "river" was not used. [[Patrick H. Wynne]] has suggested that ''luine'' meaning "river" perhaps only survived in compounds as '''''-duinë''''' (cf. ''[[Nunduinë#Etymology|Nunduinë]]'').<ref>{{VT|48a}}, p. 31</ref> | |||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
{{title|lowercase}} | {{title|lowercase}} | ||
[[Category:Quenya adjectives]] | [[Category:Quenya adjectives]] | ||
Revision as of 12:46, 31 December 2012
luine (pl. luini) is a Quenya word meaning "blue".[1]
The word occurred mainly in Noldorin Quenya; the Vanyar in their dialect used ulban for blue, adopted and adapted from Valarin.[2]
Examples
Cognates
Other versions
In some linguistic manuscripts, Tolkien experimented with luine being a cognate of Sindarin duin ("river"), but noted that luine as meaning "river" was not used. Patrick H. Wynne has suggested that luine meaning "river" perhaps only survived in compounds as -duinë (cf. Nunduinë).[3]
References
- ↑ 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. 66
- ↑
- ↑ 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. 31
