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''(See also [[Lalaith, daughter of Húrin]])''
'''''lalaith''''' is a noun meaning "laughter" in [[Sindarin]].<ref>{{S|Index}}</ref><ref>[[Didier Willis]], [http://www.jrrvf.com/hisweloke/sindar/online/english.html Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary] at [http://www.jrrvf.com/haut.shtml Jrrvf.com] (accessed 19 July 2011)</ref>


'''''lalaith''''' is a noun meaning "laughter" in [[Sindarin]]. Compare with ''[[lala]]-'' in [[Quenya]].
==Etymology==
It is possible that this word shows influence from ''[[lala]]-'' in [[Quenya]].


Example:
In Sindarin, the verb is ''[[gladha]]-'', from [[Sundocarme|root]] [[G-LAD]].{{fact}}
* [[Lalaith, daughter of Húrin|Lalaith]]
* [[Nen Lalaith]]


== References ==
==Examples==
* ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'' by [[Ruth S. Noel]]
* ''[[Lalaith]]''
* [http://www.jrrvf.com/hisweloke/sindar/online/sindar/dict-sd-en.html Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary] compiled by [[Didier Willis]]
* ''[[Nen Lalaith]]''


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Revision as of 22:16, 19 October 2012

lalaith is a noun meaning "laughter" in Sindarin.[1][2]

Etymology

It is possible that this word shows influence from lala- in Quenya.

In Sindarin, the verb is gladha-, from root G-LAD.[source?]

Examples

References