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'''''ala-''''' is a [[Quenya]] prefix meaning "not-, un-". Seen in '''alahasta''' "unmarried"<ref>{{HM|MR}}, p.254</ref> | '''''ala-''''' is a [[Quenya]] prefix meaning "not-, un-". Seen in '''alahasta''' "unmarried".<ref>{{HM|MR}}, p.254</ref> This prefix seems to have the power to turn a following verbal stem into a past participle even if no explicit participle ending is present. Unlike [[ú-]], this prefix does not seem to have negative connotations. | ||
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[[Category:Quenya prefixes]] | [[Category:Quenya prefixes]] | ||
Revision as of 12:20, 19 August 2015
ala- is a Quenya prefix meaning "not-, un-". Seen in alahasta "unmarried".[1] This prefix seems to have the power to turn a following verbal stem into a past participle even if no explicit participle ending is present. Unlike ú-, this prefix does not seem to have negative connotations.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, p.254
