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{{disambig-two|the [[Sindarin]] suffix|[[Elvish]] [[Sundocarme|root]]|[[ATH]]}}
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'''''-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.
'''''-ath''''' is a [[Sindarin]] collective plural suffix,<ref>{{PE|17}}, pp. 24-26</ref> meaning all of the group to which it is affixed. It originated as a dual, and is sometimes still used as such.
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
The suffix perhaps derived from [[Old Sindarin]] *''attha'' a form of "two"; cf. [[Quenya]] ''[[atta]]''.{{or}}
The suffix perhaps derived from [[Old Sindarin]] *''attha'' a form of "two"; cf. [[Quenya]] ''[[atta]]''.{{or}}
==Examples==
==Examples==
*[[ennor#Compounds|ennorath]]
*[[giliath]]
*[[giliath]]
*[[Eglath]]
*[[Eglath]]
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*[[Taur-im-Duinath|Taur-im-'''Duinath''']] (again dual, referring to a forest between two rivers [[Sirion]] and  [[Gelion]])
*[[Taur-im-Duinath|Taur-im-'''Duinath''']] (again dual, referring to a forest between two rivers [[Sirion]] and  [[Gelion]])


==References==
{{references}}
*<small>{{L|347}}
*<small>{{L|347}}
*[[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>
*[[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>
[[Category:Sindarin affixes]]
[[Category:Sindarin affixes]]

Revision as of 23:03, 18 June 2011

This article is about the Sindarin suffix. For the Elvish root, see ATH.

-ath is a Sindarin collective plural suffix,[1] meaning all of the group to which it is affixed. It originated as a dual, and is sometimes still used as such.

Etymology

The suffix perhaps derived from Old Sindarin *attha a form of "two"; cf. Quenya atta.Template:Or

Examples

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), pp. 24-26