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Karl Knisley




PostPosted: Sat 08 Feb, 2014 12:10 pm    Post subject: A Tolkien`s Elvin translation question         Reply with quote

Hello
To any and all Tolkien language buffs:-) . How would you say, " Little stars", in Sindarin ,or what ever dialect spoken in Gondolin ?

Thanks in advance

P.S.
Yes...I do know that Gondolin wasnt a real place :-)
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PostPosted: Sat 08 Feb, 2014 1:32 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

To be more authentic, I would suggest using Old Norse Runes. I have the whole alphabet before me, just too lazy to type it out ...............mcm
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PostPosted: Sat 08 Feb, 2014 2:06 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

"little/small": pîn, mîw, niben
"star": êl, elin, geil (pl. gîl)

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PostPosted: Sat 08 Feb, 2014 2:25 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Hiswelókë's Sindarin dictionary and Ambar Eldaron.... and focusing on the fact you said little STARS (plural)...

pigen N. [pˈigɛn] pl pigin adj. tiny ◇ Ety/382
pîn S. [pˈiːn] adj. little ← Cûl Bîn RC/536
tithen N. [tˈiθɛn] pl. tithin N. [tˈiθin] adj. little, tiny ◇ Ety/394

êl S. [ˈɛːl] pl. elin S. [ˈɛlin] n. Arch., Poet. Astron. star (little used except in verses) ◇ WJ/363, MR/373, RGEO/73, Letters/281
geil N. [gˈɛjl] pl. gîl N. n. Astron. star, bright spark ◇ Ety/358, VT/45:15 ⇒ Cf. gil ◈ giliath S., N. n. coll.


General order for a compound word would be "stars little", using the PLURAL form of the adjective. If you are forming a compound word (say, in the name of a sword) - consider lenition

gîl tithin
gîl pigin
gîl pîn

... in Sindarin, would probably be your best choices for Gondolin (only the kings house spoke Quenya in everday conversation)

In edhil, hai edhil. In edain, hai edain.
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Karl Knisley




PostPosted: Sun 09 Feb, 2014 7:46 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Hello
Thanks guys for the input. Gil Tithin or In Edain, sounds rather cool. I have two star rubies (lab made) I`am wanting to mount in the pommel of a, Orcrist type , falchion, hence "Little Stars"

Thanks again


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PostPosted: Sun 09 Feb, 2014 12:49 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Hi Karl,

"In edhel, hai edhel. In edain, hai edain" is Dean's signature, not a translation of "Little Stars;" so you don't want to use "In edain."
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PostPosted: Sun 09 Feb, 2014 1:56 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

David McElrea wrote:
Hi Karl,

"In edhel, hai edhel. In edain, hai edain" is Dean's signature, not a translation of "Little Stars;" so you don't want to use "In edain."


ABSOULTELY true Happy! Now, let's talk about one slight mod...

If you are going to create a compound word, as you might for the name of a sword, you MAY want to consider "soft mutation" (lenition). See "Pedin Edhellen" (Renk). You have an adjective trailing a noun - a situation in which lenition often happens (it does not HAVE to, though)...

So - you may also want ...

gîl dithin (lenition moves "t" to "d")

Say both fast... notice how you will have a natural tendency to sort of "slur" the hard "t" into a d?

Should you decide to engrave your sword - PM me. I'll give you the proper Tengwar, in the mode of Belariand.

In edhil, hai edhil. In edain, hai edain.
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Karl Knisley




PostPosted: Sun 09 Feb, 2014 6:31 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Hello
I guess i dont want to name my sword after you, Dean:-) Gil dithin sounds good. nameing my sword the wrong thing , would be like getting asian letters tattooed on saying "Kick me" :-)

Thanks
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