-ro
From Tolkien Gateway
-ro or -r is a Quenya affix, used to create an agentive ending (to create a noun from a verb; compare English speaker/speak).[1][2]
Examples[edit]
- ista- ("know") / istar ("wizard", "knower")[2]
- envinyata- ("renew"; unattested)[2] / Envinyatar ("Renewer")[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar: A. The principal linguistic elements concerned", p. 371
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Helge Fauskanger, "Quenya Affixes" at Ardalambion (accessed 15 December 2011)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Ring, "Part Three: Minas Tirith", "XI. The Houses of Healing", p. 395 (note 13)
