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'''i''' (plural '''in''' in [[Sindarin]]) is the [[Quenya]] and [[Sindarin]] article "''the''" and relative pronoun "''who''". | '''i''' (plural '''in''' in [[Sindarin]]) is the [[Quenya]] and [[Sindarin]] article "''the''" and relative pronoun "''who''". | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
It's possible that the article begun as a relative pronoun, whose [[Primitive Quendian]] [[ | It's possible that the article begun as a relative pronoun, whose [[Primitive Quendian]] [[Sundocarmë|Root]] was [[YA]]. | ||
==Sindarin== | ==Sindarin== | ||
===Mutations=== | ===Mutations=== | ||
Revision as of 15:23, 3 July 2010
i (plural in in Sindarin) is the Quenya and Sindarin article "the" and relative pronoun "who".
Etymology
It's possible that the article begun as a relative pronoun, whose Primitive Quendian Root was YA.
Sindarin
Mutations
In Sindarin, the singular form causes lenition to the following word. For example tâl "foot" > i dâl "the foot"[1].
The plural form causes nasal mutation, and the final -n is assimilated. For example Periain "Halflings" > in+Periain > i-Pheriain "the Halflings"[2]
(The affection is usually noted with a hyphen or a dot)
Related forms
These Sindarin prepositions contain the suffixed article -in
As a relative pronoun
In both Quenya and Sindarin, i is used for the relative pronoun "who" or a conjunction "that", introducing a secondary phrase. In Quenya it is usually the plural form of ya/ye but can also be used in the Singular
For example
- Perhael, i sennui "Panthael" estathar aen "Samwise, who ought to be called 'Fullwise'"[3]
- Eru i or ilye mahalmar ea "the One, who is above all thrones"
In Quenya, it can also be declined as a noun
References
- Dragon Flame 2.0
