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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" | *''[[gonod]]'' "count" + ''-ia'' > ''[[genedia-]]'' "to reckon" | ||
*''[[aglar]]'' "glory" + ''-ia'' > ''[[egleria-]]'' "to praise" | *''[[aglar]]'' "glory" + ''-ia'' > ''[[egleria-]]'' "to praise" | ||
==Plural== | ==Plural== | ||
{{seealso|Sindarin#Pluralization}} | {{seealso|Sindarin#Pluralization}} | ||
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Revision as of 18:56, 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, 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
Plural
- See also: Sindarin#Pluralization
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