... I think _Taurion*_ ('forest-son', i.e. Keith), which happens to sound the same but is not written the same in Sindarin and Quenya, is more in style for...
34164
shokalabucha
Jul 1, 2007 2:47 pm
Hi everyone, I am striving to learn Sindarin from the online sources; and soon I'll receive David Salo's book. My intention is to be able to converse in...
34165
iiipitaka
Jul 1, 2007 3:02 pm
... It goes to show what you can see when you are familiar with a particular language! I don't know anything about Berber, and when I look at the same set of...
34166
Måns Björkman
mansbjorkman
Jul 1, 2007 3:34 pm
... Doesn't it seem more likely that _i_ here rather is a relative pronoun, as in _i Eru i or ilye mahalmar ea_ "the One who is above all thrones" in Cirion's...
34167
iiipitaka
Jul 1, 2007 6:12 pm
... All of these functions are potentially reconcilable. The relative pronoun functions as what is syntactically called a complementizer; it takes what could...
34168
Roman Rausch
rausch_roman
Jul 2, 2007 7:43 pm
... I'd like to point out that _nahtana_ looks similar to Tśrin's Sindarin nickname _Neithan_ 'the Wronged' (UT:456). UT:282 cites NEK- 'narrow' with Q....
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Helge K. Fauskanger
helge.fauskanger@...
Jul 3, 2007 1:13 am
... complete and clearly written" conjugations of 'to be' in his late writings. Even the more "complete and clearly written" texts often give the impression of...
34170
Thorsten Renk
trenk@...
Jul 3, 2007 12:05 pm
... Yes, I know that. I was more wondering about the completely different reception the 'to be' paradigm received as compared to the pronominal verb endings....
34172
iiipitaka
Jul 3, 2007 3:38 pm
... That isn't just the same distinction; "Finland is cold" is talking about a general *state* attributed to the region of Finland; whereas "I write in German"...
34173
"Beregond. Ander...
j_beregond
Jul 3, 2007 9:48 pm
... Beside the sense distinctions, it is also usual English to say 'You think Finland is cold, but Jukka thought it was warm', letting object clause verbs...
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Thorsten Renk
trenk@...
Jul 4, 2007 7:01 am
... I'm not particularly smart in linguistic wording, so please indulge me if I go straight for the idea: I don't see how logically, the four forms you wrote...
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A.W.T.
aolung
Jul 4, 2007 8:54 am
... Although not exactly your point, iiipitaka's definition of what is meant by the term aorist (as a side note) certainly is the correct one :) so there's...
34176
Thorsten Renk
trenk@...
Jul 4, 2007 9:34 am
... A definition is a label you attach to some idea - as such, it cannot be correct or incorrect :-) The Finnish Genitive certainly isn't the same in function...
34177
bssply45
Jul 4, 2007 8:31 pm
Hey hey everybody. I've just joined up. And while I had no choice but to be a Tolkien fan since the day I was born, my recent re-reading of the Simarillion has...
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Thorsten Renk
trenk@...
Jul 5, 2007 7:29 am
... I don't know what pages you've been looking at, but all I can figure out is _Ceven_ 'earth'. Would you are to tell us what you think the rest means and why...
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aelindis
Jul 5, 2007 5:36 pm
... I recognize _Echil_ "Men" (WJ:219), and I assume that you wanted to use the verb _gar-_, if I'm not mistaken? The verb forms seem to be incomprehensible,...
34180
bssply45
Jul 5, 2007 9:53 pm
... it ... figure out ... rest means ... Hmm...Its funny how you are oblivious to your mistakes until somebody points them out. Anyway, the phrase is: "The...
34181
bssply45
Jul 5, 2007 9:54 pm
First, I'd like thank everybody for either ignoring, or being very nice about my ridiculous first attempt. I hope that maybe this one is a bit more...
34182
aelindis
Jul 6, 2007 8:09 am
... First, I think that _Adan_ rather means "a man"/"one man". In order to express the meaning "the human race" I would either use the plural _Edain_ or the...
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Arthur Boccaccio
elhanan_austin
Jul 6, 2007 8:37 am
aelindis <aon.912734440@...> wrote: First, I think that _Adan_ rather means "a man"/"one man". In order to express the meaning "the human race" I would...
34184
aelindis
Jul 6, 2007 5:18 pm
... _Adanath_ (which is what I I would use in this sentence) you would still use _gār_ rather than _gerir_. I beg to differ. As collecitive plurals take the...
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Arthur Boccaccio
elhanan_austin
Jul 6, 2007 9:25 pm
Sorry, I was thinking of English where that is often the case. So the first verb would be plural: _ś-'erir_ but the second verb would be singular. Arthur ... ...
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Keith Boots
funnelweb2020
Jul 8, 2007 2:03 pm
Thanks for your help Benct. It is much appreciated. ... I think _Taurion*_ ('forest-son', i.e. Keith), which happens to sound the same but is not written the...
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Keith Boots
funnelweb2020
Jul 8, 2007 2:04 pm
Hi Isaac. Thanks for your help. It`s much appreciated. Keith. Isaac W Hanson <isaacwhanson@...> wrote: Hell, why not. I am bored. Keith means...
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Matthew Dinse
tyrhael_idhraen
Jul 10, 2007 6:06 am
I recently read that "in the later conceptual phase of Noldorin (the 1930s) the 2nd person singular is marked by final _-d_" (PE13:129). This brought up a...
34189
jesper@...
simplyanalogue
Jul 10, 2007 4:07 pm
Maybe old wisdom to the list, but I've been wondering about the -dalė part of this word. What does that mean as opposed to simply Ainulin(n)? Is it to ...
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Arthur Boccaccio
elhanan_austin
Jul 10, 2007 5:13 pm
You're reading the word wrong. It's _Ainu + lindalė_ "Music of the Ainur". _lindalė_ is a noun derived from the verbal stem _linda-_ "sing, make music" +...
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Jason Fisher
visualweasel
Jul 10, 2007 5:36 pm
... Ahem, isn't it Nirnaeth Arnoediad? Jason Fisher http://lingwe.blogspot.com/...
34192
jesper@...
simplyanalogue
Jul 10, 2007 6:02 pm
Ah... me being a rookie there. Thanks! I'm thinking about releasing a CD with my band and now when the band name is settled (Angaudlinn) the next big task is...
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Lakis Lalakis
elfiness
Jul 10, 2007 6:25 pm
Angaudlinn seems to be made of Sindarin words, while lindale is a Quenya word. Angaudlindale could be not 'correct' but it can pass as a portmanteau...
