er

card

_ card. _one. Q. er. >> min, tad

er

adjective. one, alone

Cognates

• Q. er “one, alone, one, alone; [ᴱQ.] only, a single” ✧ PE17/095; SA/er; VT48/06

Derivations

• √ER “one, single, alone, one, single, alone; [ᴹ√] be alone, deprived; [ᴱ√] remain alone” ✧ SA/er

Element in

• S. elloth “single flower” ✧ VT42/18
• S. Eradan
• S. Erchamion “One-handed” ✧ SA/er
• S. Erchirion
• S. ereb “single, alone, lonely, single, alone, lonely, [N.] isolated” ✧ SA/er
• S. Erebor “Lonely Mountain” ✧ SA/er
• S. Erien
• ᴺS. erlu “once, one time”
• S. Erui

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√er > er	[er]	✧ SA/er

er

adjective. single

erui

adjective. single, alone

The proper word for first in Sindarin was minui

erui

adjective. first (incorrect use by the Gondorians)

The proper word for first in Sindarin was minui

er-

prefix. alone, one

neder

card

_ card. _nine. Q. nerte. >> cae, caen-

er

alone

(adjectival prefix) er- (one, lone)

er

single

1) er (pl. ir) (VT48:6), 2)

er

lone

(adjectival prefix) er- (alone, one)

er

alone

(one, lone)

er

single

(pl. ir) (VT48:6)

er

lone

(alone, one)

erui

alone

erui (first, single). No distinct pl. form. Also eriol (pl. erioel); archaic *eriaul.

erui

alone

(first, single). No distinct pl. form. Also eriol (pl. erioel); archaic ✱eriaul.

erui

single

erui (first, alone). No distinct pl. form. 3) minai (distinct, unique), lenited vinai; pl. mini

eru

the one

isolated from

erui

single

(first, alone). No distinct pl. form. 3) minai (distinct, unique), lenited vinai; pl. mini**

ennas

adverb. there

Derivations

• √EN “again, once more, go on doing; further, beyond, again, once more, go on doing; further, beyond; [ᴹ√] yonder, over there”

Element in

• S. ar e aníra ennas suilannad mhellyn în phain “and he desires to greet there all his friends” ✧ AotM/062; SD/129

ennas

adverb. there, in that place

min

fraction. one (first of a series)

mîn

fraction. one (first of a series)

min

card

_ card. _one. Q. min. >> er, tad

tass

1,D adverb. then, there

A Quenya-influenced neologism meaning "there, then, in that (place/time)", from Q. tassë.

ennas

there

ennas (SD:128-31)

ennas

there

(SD:128-31)

cae

card

_ card. _ten. Q. cea. >> caen-, mimp. This gloss was rejected.

caen-

card

_ card. _ten. Q. cainen. >> cae, mimp. This gloss was rejected.

can

card

_ card. _four. Q. canta. >> canad, leben

canad

card

_ card. _four. Q. canta. >> can, leben

eneg

card

_ card. _six. Q. enque, enc-. >> odog

leben

card

_ card. _five. Q. lepen, lempe. >> eneg

odog

card

_ card. _seven. Q. otos. >> tolod

pen

pronoun. one, somebody, anybody

Usually enclitic and mutated as ben.2

tolod

card

_ card. _eight. Q. tolto. >> neder

min

cardinal. one

1) (number ”one” as the first in a series) min, mîn (VT48:6), Note: homophones include the noun ”peak” and the adjective ”isolated, first, towering”. 2) (number) êr, whence the adjectival prefix er- (alone, lone); 3)

êr

one

whence the adjectival prefix er- (alone, lone)

he

she

he, hen, hene. (The distinctions between these forms are unclear. Possibly he is the nominative, whereas hen is the accusative ”her”. Hene could be an emphatic form. It may be that all of these pronouns as ”N” rather than Sindarin proper.)

he

she

hen, hene. *(The distinctions between these forms are unclear. Possibly he is the nominative, whereas hen is the accusative ”her”. Hene could be an emphatic form. It may be that all of these pronouns as ”N” rather than Sindarin proper.)*

min

one

mîn (VT48:6), Note: homophones include the noun ”peak” and the adjective ”isolated, first, towering”.

pen

cardinal. one

(indefinite pronoun) (= somebody, anybody) pen (WJ:376); lenited ben. According to one interpretation of the phrase caro den i innas lín from the Sindarin Lords Prayer (VT44:23), this could mean *”let one do your will”, with den (perhaps a lenited form of *ten) as the indefinite pronoun ”one”. However, others interpret den as the accusative form of the pronoun ”it”: ”Do it [, that is:] your will”.

pen

one

(WJ:376); lenited ben. According to one interpretation of the phrase caro den i innas lín from the Sindarin Lord’s Prayer (VT44:23), this could mean ✱”let one do your will”, with den (perhaps a lenited form of ✱ten) as the indefinite pronoun ”one”. However, others interpret den as the accusative form of the pronoun ”it”: ”Do it [, that is:] your will”.

min

cardinal. one, one, [G.] single

Cognates

• Q. min “one, one, [ᴱQ.] one (in a series), the first” ✧ PE17/095; VT48/06

Element in

• S. Miniel “Vanyar”
• S. minlamad “?alliteration, (lit.) first-echoing”
• S. minui “first” ✧ VT42/25
• S. minuial “(dawn) twilight”

Variations

• min ✧ PE17/095; VT48/06
• mîn ✧ VT42/25

minai

adjective. single, distinct, unique

nel

card

_ card. _three. Q. nelde. Fcan, canad, neledh

tad

card

_ card. _two. Q. atta. Fnel, neledh

tad

card

card. two. . This gloss was rejected.