Q. Quenderin adj. and n. “Quendian, of the Quendi, belonging to the Elves as a whole” (Category: Elf, Fairy)
Collective term for all the races of the elves and their languages, including the Avari (WJ/407), a combination of Quendë “Elf” and the suffix -rin. As a term for languages, it was often translated as “Quendian”. An archaic variant quenelya was used as an adjective only (PE19/93).
Conceptual Development: The term ᴹQ. Qenderin also appeared in linguistic notes from the 1930s (PE18/23).
References ✧ PE17/174-175; PE18/8, 71-72; PE19/93; WJ/407; WJI
Glosses
Variations
Related
Inflections
| Qenderinwa | possessive | ✧ PE18/8; PE18/71 | |
| quenderinwa | possessive | ✧ PE17/174 | |
| quenderinwe | possessive; adj-agreement | “of Elvish-kind” | ✧ PE17/174 |
| quenderinwe | possessive; adj-agreement | “Elvish” | ✧ PE17/175 |
Elements
| Quendë | “Elf, (lit.) One That Speaks” |
| #-rin | “-ian, racial-adjective, language” |
Element In
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ✶kwenedyā > †quenelya | [kwenedjā] > [kweneljā] > [kwenelja] | ✧ PE19/93 |
ᴹQ. Qenderin adj. and n. “Quendian” (Category: Elf, Fairy)
References ✧ PE18/23, 30, 32
Glosses
Variations
Inflections
| Qenderinwa | possessive | ✧ PE18/23 |
Elements
| Qende | “Elf” |
| #-rin | “-ian, racial-adjective, language” |