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Post Deriving adjectives from nouns (how?)
on: September 05, 2004 05:31
Hi there

Fairly recently I posted this in the "Adjective Game Singular/Plural" thread.

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quildë elda - quiet elf

quildi eldar - quiet elves

quildi eldu - a pair of quiet elves
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unfortunately I was in error(read dead wrong lol) (though the mistake innocently enough made (but thats another story ))

Mal put me back on the right path with this post (thanks Mal )

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"quildë" is a noun, so unfortunately it cannot be used in the phrase "a quiet elf". (though if it were an adjective, the plural form would be correct!)
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Anyway the gist of this post is to ask if there is a way to make adjectives from nouns. I realise this would be conjugation and not "pure Tolkien", I am nevertheless most interested in your opinions. I have searched for information on this but either I am not looking in the right places or I'm missing it somehow (probably the latter ).

Thanks in advance for you help.

Namárië

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Post RE: Deriving adjectives from nouns (how?)
on: September 05, 2004 09:29
You could consult the excellent article of Fauskanger at his Ardalambion site named Quenya Affixes:
http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/affix~1.htm

There are so many possibilities that it's hardly practical to repeat them here, and Fauskanger's document is very readible.
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Post RE: Deriving adjectives from nouns (how?)
on: September 08, 2004 11:16
Hantanyel dirk_math

Thanks for the information and link, I have been to Ardalambion many times but for some reason I had not read that particular section. I think perhaps I did not associate the word affixes with prefixes and suffixes.

Now I have read the article twice, though I still havent found exactly what I seek . I will re-read . I still don't really understand how to turn the noun _ quildë_ (quiet) into an adjective, oh well I will persevere.
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Post RE: Deriving adjectives from nouns (how?)
on: September 09, 2004 02:26
When there is no additional meaning implied, it is very easy because quildë is a word on -ë. In this case the adjective is simply quildëa.
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Post RE: Deriving adjectives from nouns (how?)
on: September 09, 2004 03:54
Hantanyel very much dirk_math for your kindness .

Lets see if I have this straight

quildëa elda (a quiet elf)

quildië eldar (quiet elves)

quildië eldu (a pair of quiet elves)

Have I correctly pluralized _quildëa_ ?

thanks again namárië
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Post RE: Deriving adjectives from nouns (how?)
on: September 11, 2004 09:23
s. quildëa
pl. quildië

look fine to me
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Post RE: Deriving adjectives from nouns (how?)
on: September 11, 2004 02:12
Thanks Mal

There's hope for me yet
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