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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> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
It is possible that this word shows influence from ''[[lala]]-'' in [[Quenya]]. | 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 | 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]]'' | ||
* [[Nen Lalaith]] | * ''[[Nen Lalaith]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Sindarin nouns]] | [[Category:Sindarin nouns]] | ||
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
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Túrin Turambar"
- ↑ Didier Willis, Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary at Jrrvf.com (accessed 19 July 2011)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "XI. The Shibboleth of Fëanor", "The names of Finwë's descendants"
