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*[[beurô]] ([[BEW]]) > S. [[beor]] > byr | *[[beurô]] ([[BEW]]) > S. [[beor]] > byr | ||
*[[kalrô]] ([[KAL]]) > Q. [[callo]] | *[[kalrô]] ([[KAL]]) > Q. [[callo]] | ||
*kapro ([[KAP]]) > | *kapro ([[KAP]]) > S. [[cabor]] | ||
*[[kwentro]] ([[KWET]]) > Q. [[quentaro]] S. [[pethron]] | *[[kwentro]] ([[KWET]]) > Q. [[quentaro]] S. [[pethron]] | ||
*[[ndêro]] (N-[[DER]]) > Q. [[nér]] S. [[dîr]] | *[[ndêro]] (N-[[DER]]) > Q. [[nér]] S. [[dîr]] | ||
Revision as of 01:32, 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.
Etymology
Perhaps it is related to sô/so "he". In later Quenya, the sound r is related to s and it's possible that this connection existed even bavk in Primitive Elvish.
Examples
- Abaro (ABA) > Q. Avar
- ataro (ATA) > Q. atar
- beurô (BEW) > S. beor > byr
- kalrô (KAL) > Q. callo
- kapro (KAP) > S. cabor
- kwentro (KWET) > Q. quentaro S. pethron
- ndêro (N-DER) > Q. nér S. dîr
- ndeuro (NDEW) > Q. neuro S. dior
- njadrô (NYAD) > Q. nyarro S. nâr
- oktaro (OKTA) > Q. ohtar
- onrô (ONO) > S. odhron
- ontâro (*ontâ- "to beget") > Q. ontar
- Spanturo > Q. Feantur
- Stabrô (STAB) > S. thavron
- tamrô (TAM) > Q. tambaro S. tavor
- târo (TAȜ) > Q. tár, tar S. taur, tôr
- telero (TELE) > Q/S. teler
- tûrô/turo (TUR) > Q. túr, tur
See also
Other agentive suffixes are
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels p.371
