Quenya/Allative

Usage The allative corresponds to the preposition "towards" (and this is frequently abbreviated to "to"). So it is used for destinations: j$j´&yE5 `B aG7ÎE5"# lelyuvan i ciryanna "I shall go to(wards) the boat" or for a direction in which the action is performed: zF4$8 `Vj$2%j$5"# quentes Elendilenna "he spoke to(wards) Elendil" j$2$5 `N81Y5"# lenden ostonna "I went to town" The preposition "into" is translated by t%6 mir followed by a nominative: j$2$5 t%6 `N81Y lenden mir osto "I went into town" The allative is also used with following verbs: alD1E\ caita- "lie", to express whereupon the subject "lies": `B aG7ÎE alD1E `B eDjt#5"#6 i cirya caita i falmannar "the ship lies upon the waves" 1Uj´#\ tulya- "lead", to express whereinto the subject "is lead": 1Uj´#5 `B 5~V6 `B 1.D7R5"# tulyan i nér i taurenna "I lead the man into the forest" Formation Singular The basic ending is \5"# -nna after vowels and \`V5"# -enna after consonants. Most words simply add this ending: `C7E5 aran "king" → `C7E5$5"# aranenna 1~C7T tári "queen" → 1~C7T5"# tárinna yR2$ vendë "girl" → yR2$5"# vendenna 9~C5^ háno "brother" → 9~C5^5"# hánonna Words that have a stem-form use this stem-form: 5~B8 nís "woman" → 5%,R5"# nissenna aU7Y curo "device" → aU7U5"# curunna j~N5$ lómë "night" → j~Nt%5"# lóminna Exceptions: Words ending in \5 -n contract with the ending: t%2^5 mindon "tower" → t%2^5"# mindonna Words ending in \j -l change j l + 5"# nna into \m# -lda: t$5$j menel "heaven" → t$5$m# menelda When using these rules you have to look at the final letter of the stem-form (and not at the final letter of the nominative): 1Ej#5 talan "floor" → 1Ej#t$5"# talamenna (stem-form 1Ej#t\ talam-) 5~V5 nén "water" → 5$5"# nenna (stem-form 5$5\ nen-) The allative of contracted stems (see ../Stem-forms/) doesn't use the stem-form but the nominative singular: 9C7E5 haran "leader" → 9C7E5"# haranna (stem-form 9C65\ harn-) Doubled N-stems also use the nominative singular: `NjnR5 olwen "branch" → `NjnR5"# olwenna (stem-form `NjnR5"\ olwenn-) Plural The ending is \5"#6 -nnar after vowels and \`B5"#6 -innar after consonants. t#aGj macil "sword" → t#aGj%5"#6 macilinnar `Vm# elda "elf" → `Nm#5"#6 eldannar Doubled N-stems use the nominative singular: `NjnR5 olwen "branch" → `NjnR5"#6 olwennar (stem-form `NjnR5"\ olwenn-) Exception: Words ending in \5 -n contract with the ending: t%2^5 mindon "tower" → t%2^5"#6 mindonnar Dual U-duals get \5"# -nna: `Cm& aldu "a pair of trees" → `Cm&5"# aldunna (nom.sing.: `Cm# alda) In t-duals the final \1 -t is replaced by \4# -nta: aG7ÎE1 ciryat "a pair of ships" → aG7ÎE4# ciryanta (nom.sing.: aG7ÎE cirya) `C7E5$1 aranet "a pair of kings" → `C7E5$4# aranenta (nom.sing.: `C7E5 aran) Partitive Plural We add \5"#6 -nnar or \5"# -nna to the nominative partitive plural: aG7ÎEj% ciryali "some ships" aG7ÎEj%5"#6 - aG7ÎEj%5"# ciryalinnar/ciryalinna (nom.sing.: aG7ÎE cirya) eDjt#j% falmali "some (crested or foaming) waves" eDjt#j%5"#6 falmalinnar (nom.sing.: eDjt# falma) (Note: The ending \5"#6 -nnar is preferred.) >> Neo-Quenya >> ../Nouns/ >> ../Allative/