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'''I-affection''' or '''[[Wikipedia:Germanic umlaut|Umlaut]]''' is a phonological phenomenon which is an integral part of the [[Sindarin]] language. | '''I-affection''' or '''[[Wikipedia:Germanic umlaut|Umlaut]]''' is a phonological phenomenon which is an integral part of the [[Sindarin]] language. | ||
The phenomenon refers to the vowels of a word to be 'slid' to another vowel, drawn because of a following ''i'' (usually near the end of the word). This started to occur after the stage called "[[Old Sindarin]]". | The phenomenon refers to the vowels of a word to be 'slid' to another vowel, usually ''e'', drawn because of a following ''i'' (usually near the end of the word). This started to occur after the stage called "[[Old Sindarin]]". | ||
Umlaut has a grammatical significance in Sindarin since it is how plural of nouns is formed. | Umlaut has a grammatical significance in Sindarin since it is how plural of nouns is formed. | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
*''[[gonod]]'' "count" + ''-ia'' > ''[[genedia-]]'' "to reckon" | The following verbs show how the vowels of the word-stems slid into ''e'' because of the affection of ''i''. | ||
*''[[aglar]]'' "glory" + ''-ia'' > ''[[egleria-]]'' "to praise" | *''[[gonod]]'' "count" + ''-ia'' > ''[[genedia-|g'''e'''n'''e'''d'''i'''a]]'' "to reckon" | ||
*''[[aglar]]'' "glory" + ''-ia'' > ''[[egleria-|'''e'''gl'''e'''r'''i'''a]]'' "to praise" | |||
==Plural== | ==Plural== | ||
{{seealso|Sindarin#Pluralization}} | {{seealso|Sindarin#Pluralization}} | ||
Revision as of 18:58, 11 December 2010
I-affection or Umlaut is a phonological phenomenon which is an integral part of the Sindarin language.
The phenomenon refers to the vowels of a word to be 'slid' to another vowel, usually e, drawn because of a following i (usually near the end of the word). This started to occur after the stage called "Old Sindarin".
Umlaut has a grammatical significance in Sindarin since it is how plural of nouns is formed.
Examples
The following verbs show how the vowels of the word-stems slid into e because of the affection of i.
Plural
- See also: Sindarin#Pluralization
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