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*[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "Notes and Translations": Commentary to "[[A Elbereth Gilthoniel]]", in ''[[The Road Goes Ever On (book)|The Road Goes Ever On]]'', | *[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "Notes and Translations": Commentary to "[[A Elbereth Gilthoniel]]", in ''[[The Road Goes Ever On (book)|The Road Goes Ever On]]'', | ||
especially pages 72-3 (third edition).</small> | especially pages 72-3 (third edition).</small> | ||
[[Category:Sindarin affixes]] | [[Category:Sindarin affixes]] | ||
Revision as of 16:06, 1 August 2010
-ath is a Sindarin collective plural suffix, meaning all of the group to which it is affixed. It originated as a dual, and is sometimes still used as such.
Examples
References
- J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 347, (dated 17 December 1972)
- J.R.R. Tolkien, "Notes and Translations": Commentary to "A Elbereth Gilthoniel", in The Road Goes Ever On,
especially pages 72-3 (third edition).
