... **I think _nostari_ is pl. of _nostar_ "begetter"; (fem. and masc.). While "he-begetter, father" is _nostaro_ and "she-begetter, mother" is _nostare_. Pl....
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David Salo
dsalo@...
Apr 9, 2000 4:02 pm
... Yes; however, Maia (another writing of which is Maaya) belongs with other reflexes of words ending in *-aayaa, which appear written in Quenya variously as...
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David Salo
dsalo@...
Apr 9, 2000 4:02 pm
... Secondary umlaut (umlaut in the syllables _before_ the one immediately preceding the original affecting -i) obey different rules from those of primary...
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Ales Bican
bican@...
Apr 10, 2000 10:22 pm
... **Does anyone download the mp3 version? And were you able to play it? I downloaded it, but my WinAmp has not been able to play it properly. I tried two...
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david kiltz
dkiltz@...
Apr 10, 2000 10:22 pm
... I think the sg. of _nostari_ wd be _nostar_ (as _avar/avari_). The pl. of Ulaer shd be sth. like _Yleir_ or _Uleir_ I believe. (The diphthong is I think...
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david kiltz
dkiltz@...
Apr 10, 2000 10:22 pm
... Actually, I'm not so sure. It cd be from BAT- as well. Compare Q. _vanta_ "to walk". There is also S. _trevedi_ pa.t. trevant (TER + BAT). ... Probably...
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Josu Gomez
josugp@...
Apr 10, 2000 10:22 pm
... Yo soy un elflinger que vengo a robarte :) Tengo curiosidad... cómo has llegado aquí? :) ¿Por medio de Ardalambion o así? Te lo digo, porque es posible...
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estgaido@...
Apr 10, 2000 10:22 pm
... If y is the french u, then the recording says Ulaer, I think, at least it sounds pretty much like the spanish u to me! Another thing, 'Bruinen' sounds as...
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Edward Kloczko
106065.2071@...
Apr 10, 2000 10:22 pm
... Because Tolkien decided so... :-) Why should it be? Just like in Aran Moria, King of Moria, the second element of a genitival compound (noun + noun**) is...
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Vicentini Emanuele
vicentin@...
Apr 10, 2000 10:22 pm
Greetings, Here's a question to begin a new week: what is a syllabic consonat? I met them in the Qenya Lexicon and somewhere on Ardalambion (perhaps in the...
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Andreas Johansson
and_yo@...
Apr 10, 2000 10:22 pm
... Cause they're genitival constructions; _Ar Manwe_ "Manwe's Day" for example. In the mature Sindarin of LotR the second part of a genitival construction is...
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Julie Lim
wombat1138@...
Apr 10, 2000 10:22 pm
... [re Gilraen] ... It could conceivably refer to the crescent shape of a planet, but the only one which I think is usually visible to Earthly eyes as a...
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Rich Alderson
ALDERSON@...
Apr 10, 2000 10:22 pm
The problem with using Latinate terms ("participle", "gerund") to describe the facts of English grammar is that English is not Latin. In English grammar,...
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Andreas Johansson
and_yo@...
Apr 10, 2000 10:22 pm
... Sounds clear enough. So, for a word like _Enfeng_ "Longbeards" we must assume an earlier form like *_Enfeing_ (>ggrlg<. For some reason I find it difficult...
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Jerome S. Colburn
jscolbur@...
Apr 10, 2000 10:22 pm
... [...] ... Sounds like it! A very encouraging sign about this project! Discussion of the word _U/lairi_ brings to mind what is, in retrospect, a slip on...
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Edward Kloczko
106065.2071@...
Apr 10, 2000 10:40 pm
... don't know any >suitable S. word for "until" or "before" etc. F1! :) ... probably _go_ + >_*gwan(t)_ + _en_ = _*gogwannen_ > _govannen_. ... death......
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estgaido@...
Apr 11, 2000 10:20 pm
... I couldn't play it either, nor could another friend of mine, so it may be corrupted or need a newer version of winamp or something else. Angasule...
2490
estgaido@...
Apr 11, 2000 10:20 pm
I was trying to find some words one would say to a horse while riding it (I know nothing about horses except they look good in the movies, by the way :) ): ...
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Boris Shapiro
elenhil@...
Apr 11, 2000 10:20 pm
Aiya! ... dk> Actually, I'm not so sure. It cd be from BAT- as well. Compare Q. _vanta_ dk> "to walk". There is also S. _trevedi_ pa.t. trevant (TER + BAT). ...
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Boris Shapiro
elenhil@...
Apr 11, 2000 10:20 pm
Aiya! ... EK> Because Tolkien decided so... :-) EK> Why should it be? Just like in Aran Moria, King of Moria, the second EK> element of a genitival compound...
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LAICOLAS
laicalasse@...
Apr 11, 2000 10:20 pm
nai Aman tùvuva tielya! i've been told that following a word ending with n, les locative -sse 'takes off' the 'n'. exemple: elen --) elesse elen+sar --)...
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BP Jonsson
bpj@...
Apr 11, 2000 10:20 pm
... Yes, but /ui/ seems to be the one diphthong most difficult to pronounce for English speakers. The subject has been up often enough on language related ...
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Andreas Johansson
and_yo@...
Apr 11, 2000 10:20 pm
... On second thoughts, one more question: what about words like _Aphadon_ "Follower (as a term for a mortal man)" pl _Ephedyn_ and _Abonnen_ "After-born" pl...
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Johan Winge
johan.winge@...
Apr 11, 2000 10:20 pm
... Well, yes, I did, and I had no problems. I think you use Netscape, don't you? In IE or Opera it doesn't seem to be any problems, but when I tried Netscape...
2497
estgaido@...
Apr 12, 2000 3:47 pm
... Ah, yes, english native speakers speaking spanish are something really funny :) hardly ever a correct vowel ;) ... Aah, that's it, then, good to know! ... ...
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david kiltz
dkiltz@...
Apr 12, 2000 3:48 pm
am 10.04.2000 09:43 Uhr schrieb Edward Kloczko unter ... Lenition wd arise in Sindarin under the same conditions as in Welsh/Irish. Actually lenition does not...
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Patrick Norton
jediknightpatrick5@...
Apr 12, 2000 3:48 pm
Where can I find Helge Fauskanger's article on Sindarin?...
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Ales Bican
bican@...
Apr 13, 2000 8:12 pm
... **This is word from QL, and it's douptful whether it is valid in mature Q where nouns do not end with _-o_. I would not use it. QL also gives _pelte_...
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Helge K. Fauskanger
helge.fauskanger@...
Apr 13, 2000 8:13 pm
... command the poor Elves to do? ;) ** I wonder if the Sindarin imperative is not _caro_. The stem is KAR, and the infinitive has the form _ceri_ just because...
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Helge K. Fauskanger
helge.fauskanger@...
Apr 13, 2000 8:13 pm
... Try _capa_ (or _a cape!_) ... I wouldn't trust it. - HF...
