Saturday, February 28, 2009

Ten, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for ten is cainen, but apparently Tolkien later
replaced it with quain or quëan.

The Sindarin word for ten is caer or pae.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Nine, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for nine is nertë.

The Sindarin word for nine is neder.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Eight, in J. R. R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for eight is tolto.

The Sindarin word for eight is toloth.

Monday, February 09, 2009

Eight, in my words

otha : eight

The Illunse word for eight is otha. Otha is an uncommon masculine first name and a rare last name. Otha translates to climb in Bengali (tranliterated). Otha translates to lip in Hindi (tranliterated). Otha is the name of cities in Pakistan and Turkey.

This word is a mixture of the Latin word for eight, which is octo, and the Old English word for eight, which is eahta.

Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Seven, in J. R. R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for seven is otso.

The Sindarin word for seven is odog.

These words are interestingly similar to the Spanish word for eight (not seven), which is ocho.