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'''''yūyo''''' ('''''-''''') is a [[Quenya]] word which translates to "both".<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 400</ref><ref>{{VT|46a}}, p. 23</ref><ref>{{VT|48a}}, p. 10</ref>
'''''yúyo''''' ('''''-''''') is a [[Quenya]] adjetive which translates to "both".<ref name=Ety>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 400</ref><ref>{{VT|46a}}, p. 23</ref> In the only example we have, the noun following ''yúyo'' receives no plural or dual marker.<ref>{{VT|48a}}, p. 10</ref> It's unclear if it also could be used as a noun or an adverb.
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
*[[Sundocarme|Root]] YŪ- ("two, both")
*[[Sundocarme|Root]] YŪ- ("two, both")<ref name=Ety/>
 
==Example==
*''mahtanë '''yúyo''' [[má]] véla'' = "wield both hands alike"<ref>{{VT|49a}}, p. 6</ref>
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Latest revision as of 22:48, 20 August 2019

yúyo (yú-) is a Quenya adjetive which translates to "both".[1][2] In the only example we have, the noun following yúyo receives no plural or dual marker.[3] It's unclear if it also could be used as a noun or an adverb.

Etymology[edit | edit source]

Example[edit | edit source]

  • mahtanë yúyo véla = "wield both hands alike"[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 400
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, "Addenda and Corrigenda to the Etymologies — Part Two" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter and Patrick H. Wynne), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 46, July 2004, p. 23
  3. 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. 10
  4. J.R.R. Tolkien, "Eldarin Hands, Fingers & Numerals and Related Writings — Part Three" (edited by Patrick H. Wynne), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 49, June 2007, p. 6