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'''''lalaith''''' is a noun meaning "laughter" in [[Sindarin]].<ref>{{S|Index}}</ref><ref>{{S|Turin}}</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]], such as, in the name ''Lalwendë'' or, more commonly, ''Lalwen'' (laughing maiden).<ref name=Finwe>{{PM|Finwe}}</ref>{{rp|343}}
 
In Common Eldarin the stem for 'laugh' is ''g''-''lada''-, in Quenya ''lala''-, in Telerin ''glada'', and in Sindarin ''glað''.<ref name=Finwe/>{{rp|359, Note 29}}


==Examples==
==Examples==
* [[Lalaith, daughter of Húrin|Lalaith]]
* ''[[Lalaith]]''
* [[Nen Lalaith]]
* ''[[Nen Lalaith]]''
 
== References ==
* [http://www.jrrvf.com/hisweloke/sindar/online/sindar/dict-sd-en.html Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary] compiled by [[Didier Willis]]


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Latest revision as of 04:46, 26 April 2016

lalaith is a noun meaning "laughter" in Sindarin.[1][2][3]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

It is possible that this word shows influence from lala- in Quenya, such as, in the name Lalwendë or, more commonly, Lalwen (laughing maiden).[4]:343

In Common Eldarin the stem for 'laugh' is g-lada-, in Quenya lala-, in Telerin glada, and in Sindarin glað.[4]:359, Note 29

Examples[edit | edit source]

References