Q. Noldorin [ñ-] pn. “of the Noldo; the Noldor language”
Term for the Quenya dialect of the Noldor, as well as a general adjective for that tribe (WJ/373), a combination of their tribal name with the language/adjective suffix -rin.
Conceptual Development: In earlier writings from the 1920s-40s, ᴹQ. Noldorin referred to a completely different language, the Welsh-like language of the second tribe (LR/177, 193), but Tolkien later changed that language to Sindarin and decided that the Noldor spoke a dialect of Quenya.
References ✧ LBI/Noldor; LT1I/Noldor; MRI; PE17/125-126; PE18/76; PMI; UTI/Noldor; VT39/16; WJ/27; WJI
Variations
Inflections
| Noldorinwa | possessive | ✧ PE17/126; WJ/27 | |
| Ñoldorinwa | possessive | “of the Noldor” | ✧ VT39/16 |
Elements
| Noldo | “one of the wise folk, Gnome” | ✧ LBI/Noldor (Noldor); PE17/125; UTI/Noldor |
| #-rin | “-ian, racial-adjective, language” |
Element In
ᴹQ. Noldorin [ñ-] pn. “Gnomish”
References ✧ Ety/MŌ; LRI; PE18/23, 26; RSI; SMI; TII; WRI
Glosses
Element In
ᴱQ. Noldorinwa adj. “Goblin; Gnomish” (Category: Elf, Fairy)
References ✧ LT1A/Noldoli; PE15/72; QL/67; VT40/8
Glosses
Variations
Inflections
| noldorinwa | ? | ✧ VT40/8 |
Elements
| Noldo | “Gnome” | ✧ LT1A/Noldoli; PE15/72; QL/67 (ŇOLDO) |
| -va | “adjectival” | ✧ QL/67 (#-wa) |
Element In