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==-t<sup>1</sup>== | ==-t<sup>1</sup>== | ||
Used as a dual ending, denoting a ''pair'' of something (e.g. '''máryat''' "her (pair of) hands"). | Used as a dual ending, denoting a ''pair'' of something (e.g. '''máryat''' "her (pair of) hands").{{fact}} | ||
==-t<sup>2</sup>== | ==-t<sup>2</sup>== | ||
A pronominal ending meaning "them", seen in the word '''laituvalmet''' "we shall bless them" ('''lait[[-uva]]-lme-t''' "bless-shall-we-them"). Also independent word '''te'''. | A pronominal ending meaning "them", seen in the word '''laituvalmet''' "we shall bless them" ('''lait[[-uva]]-lme-t''' "bless-shall-we-them"). Also independent word '''te'''.{{fact}} | ||
==-t<sup>3</sup>== | ==-t<sup>3</sup>== | ||
Used as a reduced pronominal affix of the 2nd person, "you" ( | Used as a reduced pronominal affix of the 2nd person, "you" (singular). Found in '''heca''' ("be gone, stand aside"); '''hecat''' (singular) and '''hecal''' (plural).<ref>{{WJ|Quendi}}, p. 364</ref> | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:t}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:t}} | ||
[[Category:Quenya suffixes]] | [[Category:Quenya suffixes]] | ||
Revision as of 12:28, 19 August 2015
-t is a Quenya suffix that has three meanings.
-t1
Used as a dual ending, denoting a pair of something (e.g. máryat "her (pair of) hands").[source?]
-t2
A pronominal ending meaning "them", seen in the word laituvalmet "we shall bless them" (lait-uva-lme-t "bless-shall-we-them"). Also independent word te.[source?]
-t3
Used as a reduced pronominal affix of the 2nd person, "you" (singular). Found in heca ("be gone, stand aside"); hecat (singular) and hecal (plural).[1]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar", p. 364
