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'''-rô''' and '''-ro''' are endings in [[Primitive Elvish]] which indicate | '''-rô''' and '''-ro''' are masculine endings in [[Primitive Elvish]] which indicate agentival formations<ref>{{HM|WJ}} p.371</ref> or just masculine endings. | ||
Its feminine counterpart was [[-rî]], [[-rê]]. | |||
''-rô'' was usually suffixed to a word root with or without n-infixion, and produce the word. The short form ''-ro'' is used after a suffixed [[ómataina|stem-vowel]]. | |||
The ending [[-ondô]] was frequently suffixed to it, like [[lansro-ndo]]. | |||
sô/so "he" (also sû/su) (S) | sô/so "he" (also sû/su) (S) | ||
beurô "follower, vassal" from BEW "follow, serve", onrô or ontâro "begetter, parent" from ONO "beget", ndeuro "follower, successor" from NDEW "follow, come behind". Stabrô "carpenter, wright, builder" is seen to have an agental meaning, though the stem STAB is not glossed. Tolkien states that tamrô "woodpecker" means literally "knocker", from TAM "knock". Another animal name, njadrô "rat", literally means *"gnawer" (NYAD "gnaw"). | |||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
[[Abaro]] | *[[Abaro]] ([[ABA]]) > Q. [[Avar]] | ||
*Ataro | *[[Ataro]] ([[ATA]]) > Q. [[Atar]] | ||
beurô | *[[beurô]] ([[BEW]]) > S. [[beor]] > byr | ||
kalrô | *[[kalrô]] ([[KAL]]) > Q. [[callo]] | ||
kwentro | *[[kwentro]] ([[KWET]]) > Q. [[quentaro]] | ||
ndêro | *[[ndêro]] (N-[[DER]]) > Q. [[neuro]] S. [[dior]] | ||
ndeuro | *[[ndeuro]] ([[NDEW]]) > Q. [[neuro]] S. [[dior]] | ||
njadrô | *[[njadrô]] | ||
onrô | *[[onrô]] | ||
ontâro | *[[ontâro]] | ||
Spanturo | *[[Spanturo]] | ||
*[[tamrô]] | |||
*[[târo]] | |||
*[[tûrô]] | |||
==See also== | |||
Other agentive suffixes are | |||
*[[-nô]] | |||
*[[-rdo]] | |||
Revision as of 01:11, 2 November 2010
-rô and -ro are masculine endings in Primitive Elvish which indicate agentival formations[1] or just masculine endings.
Its feminine counterpart was -rî, -rê.
-rô was usually suffixed to a word root with or without n-infixion, and produce the word. The short form -ro is used after a suffixed stem-vowel.
The ending -ondô was frequently suffixed to it, like lansro-ndo.
sô/so "he" (also sû/su) (S)
beurô "follower, vassal" from BEW "follow, serve", onrô or ontâro "begetter, parent" from ONO "beget", ndeuro "follower, successor" from NDEW "follow, come behind". Stabrô "carpenter, wright, builder" is seen to have an agental meaning, though the stem STAB is not glossed. Tolkien states that tamrô "woodpecker" means literally "knocker", from TAM "knock". Another animal name, njadrô "rat", literally means *"gnawer" (NYAD "gnaw").
Examples
- Abaro (ABA) > Q. Avar
- Ataro (ATA) > Q. Atar
- beurô (BEW) > S. beor > byr
- kalrô (KAL) > Q. callo
- kwentro (KWET) > Q. quentaro
- ndêro (N-DER) > Q. neuro S. dior
- ndeuro (NDEW) > Q. neuro S. dior
- njadrô
- onrô
- ontâro
- Spanturo
- tamrô
- târo
- tûrô
See also
Other agentive suffixes are
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels p.371
