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'''Andaith''' means 'long mark' and is the long-vowel diacritical mark used in [[Tengwar]].
The '''Andaith''' or "long mark" was the long-vowel diacritical mark used in [[Tengwar]] of the [[Tengwar/Mode of Beleriand|Mode of Beleriand]].  In this mode of 'full writing', vowels were represented by separate letters rather than as [[tehtar]] so a different means was needed to indicate long vowels.  The andaith appeared as an 'acute accent'.<ref>{{App|Letters}}</ref>


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==Etymology==
[[fi:Andaith]]
[[OS]] ''[[andatektha]]'' and also perhaps ''[[and]]'' + ''[[taith]]''.
 
==Cognates==
*[[Quenya]] ''[[andatehta]]''
 
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[[Category:Sindarin nouns]]
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Latest revision as of 08:39, 15 July 2012

The Andaith or "long mark" was the long-vowel diacritical mark used in Tengwar of the Mode of Beleriand. In this mode of 'full writing', vowels were represented by separate letters rather than as tehtar so a different means was needed to indicate long vowels. The andaith appeared as an 'acute accent'.[1]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

OS andatektha and also perhaps and + taith.

Cognates[edit | edit source]

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, "Writing", "The Fëanorian Letters"