-ya

elvish

-ya (5) adjectival ending, as in the word Quenya "Elvish" itself; when added to a verbal stem it may derive a kind of short active participle, as in melumatya "honey-eating" (mat- "eat"), saucarya "evil-doing" (car- "do"). (PE17:68)

quendya

noun. Elvish

Sindarin

Sindarin

The word Sindarin itself is actually a Quenya word given by the Noldorin Exiles. It is pronounced [ˈsindarin].

edhellen

adjective. elvish, of the Elves

edhellen

adjective. Elvish

_ adj. _Elvish. annon edhellen edro hi ammen! 'Elvish gate open now for us'. >> edhel

edhellen

adjective. elvish

Element in

• S. annon edhellen, edro hi ammen “Elvish gate open now for us” ✧ LotR/0307; PE17/045

Elements

Word	Gloss
Edhel	“Elf”
-ren	“adjective suffix”

edhellen

elvish

edhellen (of language apparently = ”Sindarin”), pl. edhellin

edhellen

sindarin

: Apparently the Sindar called their own language simply edhellen = "Elvish".

edhellen

elvish

(of language apparently = ”Sindarin”), pl. edhellin****

edhellen

sindarin

= "Elvish".

kwenyā

adjective. Elvish

Changes

• Kwendya → kwenyā ✧ PE17/137

Derivations

• √KWENED “spoken, articulate, spoken, articulate; [ᴹ√] Elf” ✧ PE19/093
  • √KWEN “speak with rational words” ✧ PE19/093
  • √KWE “vocal speech” ✧ WJ/392
• √KWEN “speak with rational words” ✧ WJ/360
  • √KWE “vocal speech” ✧ WJ/392

Derivatives

• Q. Quenderin “Quendian, of the Quendi, belonging to the Elves as a whole” ✧ PE19/093
• Q. Quenya “Elvish, High-elven, Elf-latin, †speech, Elvish, High-elven, Elf-latin, †speech; [ᴹQ.] belonging to the Qendi, Quendian” ✧ PE17/137; PE17/138; WJ/360; WJ/393
• Van. Quendya “Quendian language” ✧ WJ/360

Variations

• kwe-nyā ✧ PE17/137
• Kwendya ✧ PE17/137 (Kwendya)
• kwend(i)ja ✧ PE17/138
• kwendya ✧ PE19/093 (kwendya)
• kwenedyā ✧ PE19/093
• kwendjā ✧ WJ/360; WJ/393