Quenya 

-úmë

large

-úmë (3) suffix "large" (of quantity)", as in liyúmë "host" (VT48:32)

-úmë

suffix. [large], of quantity

Derivations

  • UM “abound; teem, throng; large, abound; teem, throng; large [in quantity]” ✧ VT48/32

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
um > -úme[-ūme]✧ VT48/32

Variations

  • -úme ✧ VT48/32

úra

large

úra (2) adj. "large" (UR), probably obsoleted by #1 above

alat-

large, great in size

alat- prefix "large, great in size". (ÁLAT, cf. VT45:5). In Alatairë.

nerdo

large, strong man

nerdo noun "large, strong man" (compare nér) (VT47:33)

pol

large, big (strong)

pol (2) adj. "large, big (strong)". Since this would be the sole example of a monosyllabic Quenya adjective, it may be that Tolkien is here citing the root POL rather than a complete word. Cf. polda.

alta

large, great in size

alta (1) adj. *"large, great in size" (root meaning)(ÁLAT). Alat- in Alatairë, q.v.