A feminine suffix appearing in several names, as suggested by Carl Hostetter and Patrick Wynn (AAD/11). On SD/427, Tolkien said that the affix -th was often found in feminine forms.
Adûnaic
-î
suffix. feminine suffix
Variations
- -ī ✧ SD/435
-êth
suffix. feminine suffix
Element in
- Ad. Akallabêth “Downfallen”
- Ad. Arminalêth “*Royal Heaven (City)”
A suffix used to form feminine nouns from common or masculine nouns (SD/435). Another common variant was -ê (SD/438).