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'''''-inqua''''' is a [[Quenya]] adjectival ending, seen in '''alcarinqua''' "glorious"<ref>{{ | '''''-inqua''''' is a [[Quenya]] adjectival ending, seen in '''alcarinqua''' "glorious"<ref>{{WJ|Quendi}}, p. 412</ref> from '''alcar''' "glory". Etymologically, '''-inqua''' means "-full", like "glory-full" in this case. | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:30, 19 August 2015
-inqua is a Quenya adjectival ending, seen in alcarinqua "glorious"[1] from alcar "glory". Etymologically, -inqua means "-full", like "glory-full" in this case.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar", p. 412
