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| Elvish | Meaning | Type | Language | Label | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 'ni | to the (an + in) | preposition | Sindarin | Tolkien | LotR (aglar 'ni Pheriannath) |
| (a)lá | yes | interjection | Quenya | Tolkien | Source: PE17/158, VT42/33 Eldamo |
| (a)nacca | narrows, defile, pass, cut | noun | Quenya | Tolkien | Source: PE17/166 Eldamo |
| (a)naxë | acid | noun | Quenya | Neo | Coined by: Luinyelle Eldamo |
| (ai)que kestanellen, (ai) tullenye | if you had asked me, I should have come | phrase | Quenya | Disputed | Source: PE22/139 Eldamo |
| (ana)tarwesta | crucifix(ion) | noun | Quenya | Derived | Eldamo |
| (apa)ruivë | wild fire, fire as conflagration | noun | Quenya | Tolkien | Source: PE17/183 Eldamo |
| (cirya)talan stem: ciryatalam- |
deck (of a ship), main deck | noun | Quenya | Neo | Coined by: Parmandil Eldamo |
| (e)mecima | accurate, always aiming at the mark | adjective | Quenya | Neo | Coined by: Arael, NotD Eldamo |
| (h)róna | eastern, east | adjective | Quenya | Tolkien | Source: PE17/018, RC/385 Eldamo |
| (hara) máriessë | (stay) in happiness | phrase | Quenya | Tolkien | Source: PE17/162 Eldamo |
| (i)missë | inside | noun | Quenya | Neo | Coined by: Ellanto Eldamo |
| (lu)lútië | cruise, (lit.) floating/sailing about | noun | Quenya | Neo | Coined by: Röandil, NotD Eldamo |
| (n)ungwar- | to undermine, weaken, hinder, sabotage, sap, (lit.) to under/down-fret | verb | Quenya | Neo | Coined by: Röandil Eldamo |
| (o)combë | gathering, assembly, assemblage, collection | noun | Quenya | Tolkien | Source: PE17/157, PE17/158 Eldamo |
| (o)combëa | collective, assembled, cooperative, concerted, corporate, consolidated | adjective | Quenya | Neo | Coined by: Röandil, NotD Eldamo |
| (o)notasta | amount | noun | Quenya | Neo | Coined by: Tamas Ferencz Eldamo |
| (sir)ritwa | make-up, (lit.) substance for adding finishing touches | noun | Quenya | Neo | Coined by: Luinyelle Eldamo |
| (taure)lanta | clearing, open space in the forest | noun | Quenya | Neo | Coined by: Luinyelle Eldamo |
| (y)ondarma- | to collide, crash together | verb | Quenya | Neo | Coined by: Luinyelle Eldamo |
| (y)otulma | coincidence, concurrence, simultaneity, synchronicity | noun | Quenya | Neo | Coined by: Röandil Eldamo |
| -(i)la | active participle | affix | Quenya | Tolkien | Source: PE22/154, PE22/155 Eldamo |
| -(l)ir | plural or class plural | affix | Sindarin | Tolkien | Eldamo |
| -(n)dil | friend of, lover of (name element) | suffix | Quenya | Tolkien | Eärendil, Elendil, Meneldil |
| -(n)dórë | -illion, *large number suffix | affix | Quenya | Derived | Eldamo |
| -(n)duinë | (large) river | affix | Quenya | Tolkien | Source: RC/766, VT48/30 Eldamo |
| -(n)dur | servant of (name element) | suffix | Quenya | Tolkien | Isildur, Eärendur |
| -(r)on | agental suffix | affix | Sindarin | Derived | Source: PE17/170 Eldamo |
| -a | old genitive suffix | suffix | Sindarin | Tolkien | archaic/poetic form (Eldamo †) Source: Eldamo; NM/355; PE17/97; VT42/4 |
| -a | adjectival suffix | affix | Quenya | Derived | Source: LotR/1116, MC/223, PE16/096 … Eldamo |
| -ad | noun-forming suffix | suffix | Sindarin | Derived | deduced only from a compound or inflected form (Eldamo #) Source: Eldamo (#); PE17/92, 183 |
| -ant | past tense suffix (3rd person singular) | suffix | Sindarin | Tolkien | teithant Source: LotR II:4 |
| -arya | *inceptive | affix | Quenya | Tolkien | Source: PE17/076 Eldamo |
| -as | abstract noun suffix | suffix | Sindarin | Derived | deduced only from a compound or inflected form (Eldamo #) Source: Eldamo (#); LotR/1123; RC/523; WJ/192 |
| -ath | collective plural suffix | suffix | Sindarin | Tolkien | Source: LotR (Periannath) |
| -ath(a) | future suffix | affix | Sindarin | Tolkien | Eldamo |
| -carë | action, doing, making | affix | Quenya | Tolkien | Source: PE17/151, PE17/183, VT42/33 Eldamo |
| -carya | -doing | affix | Quenya | Derived | Source: PE17/068 Eldamo |
| -cca | your (dual) | affix | Quenya | Tolkien | Source: PE17/057 Eldamo |
| -ccë | you (dual) | affix | Quenya | Tolkien | Source: PE17/057 Eldamo |
| -ch | film: 2nd singular 'you' ending; in Tolkien's agorech 'we' | suffix | Sindarin | Disputed | film (Salo); VT50/5 |
| -da | product of an action | affix | Quenya | Tolkien | Eldamo |
| -dil | friend, lover (suffix) | suffix | Sindarin | Derived | deduced only from a compound or inflected form (Eldamo #) Source: Eldamo (#); PE17/27 |
| -dir | man (masculine suffix, < dîr) | suffix | Sindarin | Tolkien | PE17; Mithrandir |
| -dor | *king, lord | affix | Sindarin | Tolkien | Source: Let/427 Eldamo |
| -e | plural of adjectives | affix | Quenya | Tolkien | Source: PE17/076 Eldamo |
| -ëa | ordinal ending; present tense (a-verbs) | suffix | Quenya | Tolkien | attëa "second"; laitea "is praising". Source: VT42/25 |
| -eb | adjective suffix | suffix | Sindarin | Tolkien | aglareb Source: Eldamo; WJ/337, 412 |
| -ed | gerund suffix | suffix | Sindarin | Derived | Source: Eldamo (#) |
| -eg | diminutive / singular suffix | suffix | Sindarin | Tolkien | Source: Eldamo |
Additional word data: Eldamo — An Elvish Lexicon, © Paul Strack (eldamo.org), CC BY 4.0. Eldamo version 0.8.14; translations of the meanings into languages other than English are by this site.