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Qenya 

-li

suffix. plural (suffix)

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶-lī “partitive”
    • ᴹ√LI “many; large people”
  • ᴹ√LI “many; large people” ✧ Ety/LI
  • ᴹ✶lī “number” ✧ PE21/19
    • ᴹ√LI “many; large people” ✧ Ety/LI

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√LI > -li[-lī] > [-li]✧ Ety/LI
ᴹ✶lī > -lī[-lī] > [-li]✧ PE21/19

Variations

  • -lī ✧ PE21/15; PE21/19
Qenya [Ety/LI; PE21/15; PE21/19] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lin-

prefix. many

Derivations

  • ᴹ√LI “many; large people” ✧ Ety/DÓRON; Ety/LI; Ety/YEN

Element in

  • ᴹQ. lilótime “*many-flowered”
  • ᴹQ. lindornea “having many oaks” ✧ Ety/DÓRON; Ety/LI
  • ᴹQ. lintyulussea “having many poplars” ✧ Ety/LI
  • ᴹQ. linyenwa “old, having many years” ✧ Ety/YEN

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√LI > lin-[lin-]✧ Ety/DÓRON
ᴹ√LI > lin-[lin-]✧ Ety/LI

Variations

  • lin- ✧ Ety/DÓRON; Ety/LI; Ety/YEN (lin-)
Qenya [Ety/DÓRON; Ety/LI; Ety/YEN] Group: Eldamo. Published by