-do
-do, or -dō, is a Quenya suffix without an known attested meaning, but which appears with some frequency. It appears to be ***** . Similar suffixes are -ndo (masculine agental), and -mo (abstract).
Possible examples
| Basic verb | Meaning | Compound | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Im | same, self | Indo | innermost self | Later etymology was given as: [In ("mind") + NID ("force", "pressure", "thrust")] > inidō |
| √KHIL | follow | hildo | follower | Only the plural form, hildor ("followers"), is attested |
| min | one, first | mindo | tower[3]:8 | |
| hon | heart (physical organ) | hondo | (seat of the) deepest feelings | |
| hrón | the 'body' of Arda | hrondo | body of an Incarnate | Emended: [hrón] > [orma]; [hrondo] > [hröa] |
| mel | love | meldo | friend, lover | |
| nér | man | nerdo | strong man | |
| srāban | wild beast | srābandō | large beast |
√KUN(DU) ("lead") -> cundo ("prince")
√STAL ("strong") -> Astaldo ("valiant)
√ANA (“to”) -> ando (“gate, [great] door")√EL (“star”) -> eldā ("one of the star folk") {very similar}√ÑGOL ("wisdom") -> Noldo ("one of the wise folk")
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Feanorian Alphabet, Part 1 & Quenya Verb Structure", in Parma Eldalamberon XXII (edited by Christopher Gilson and Arden R. Smith)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Carl F. Hostetter (ed.), The Nature of Middle-earth, "Part Two. Body, Mind and Spirit: II. Gender and Sex"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Qenya Noun Structure", in Parma Eldalamberon XXI (edited by Christopher Gilson, Patrick H. Wynne and Arden R. Smith)