Showing posts with label Tolkien family. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tolkien family. Show all posts

Thursday, January 14, 2010

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

The Quenya word for husband is venno.

The Sindarin words for husband is hervenn.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

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

The Quenya word for wife is vessë.

The Sindarin words for wife are bess ((young) woman; wife) and hervess (wife).

Sunday, January 10, 2010

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

The Quenya word for son is yondo. The patronymic ending (son of...) is -ion.

The Sindarin word for son is ion (son; scion, male descendant) or iôn.

Friday, January 08, 2010

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

The Quenya words for daughter are yeldë and yendë.

The Sindarin words for daughter (daughter; girl, maid) are sell and iell.

Tolkien revised his words too. The second words are the later defined words, but they may or may not replace the first word.

Sunday, August 30, 2009

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

The Quenya words for brother are onóro (brother, of blood kinship), toron (brother (older Quenya)), háno or hanno (brother (possibly a replacement for toron)), and otorno (brother, sworn brother, male associate).

The Sindarin words for brother are muindor (brother) and gwador (brother, sworn brother, associate).

Thursday, August 27, 2009

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

The Quenya words for sister are seler (earlier source), nésa (later source and possibly a replacement of seler), onórë and osellë (female associate, sister).

The Sindarin words for sister are muinthel (note: muin translates to dear), thêl, and gwathel (sister or female associate).

Monday, August 24, 2009

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

The Quenya words for father are atar (father) and atto (daddy).

The Sindarin words for father are adar (father) and ada (daddy).

Saturday, August 22, 2009

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

The Quenya words for mother are amil or emil (mother) and mamil (mommy).

The Sindarin words for mother are naneth (mother) and nana (mommy).