-dô is one of the (usually agental) suffixes of Primitive Elvish. It is mostly seen with stems ending in N.
The female counterpart is -dê
Etymology
It contains the male ending -ô. It is perhaps related to the extended ending -ondô (q.v.)
Derivatives
The Quenya ending -ndo[1] is possibly a derivative of this ending.
Examples
- ñgandô (ÑGAN-AD)
- lindô (LIN2) > Q. lindo
- ndandô (NDAN) > Q. Nando S. Dan
- ñgolodô (NGOL) > Q. Noldo S. Golodh
- ulgundô (ÚLUG) > Q. ulundo S. ulunn
Words that do NOT contain -dô
The following are rather results of fortification of N > ND
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.58
- ↑ Vinyar Tengwar, Number 39, July 1998 p.9