Sindarin |
English |
Example |
A |
And |
Ithil a gîl = The Moon and stars |
Ach |
But |
Felin haeb ach hevin û vann- I'm hungry but I have no food |
Egor |
Or/Nor |
Mŷg egor chû - A cat or a dog |
Sindarin |
English |
Example |
Ab |
After, later (when discussing space) |
Ab i lanthir imlad ennas - After the waterfall there is a valley |
Adel |
Behind |
i dhuin adel i mar - The river behind the house |
Am |
Upon/Up |
i vann am harf - The food upon a table |
Athan |
Beyond |
Athan in eryd - Beyond the mountains |
Be |
According to, as, like |
Hen ceritham be lem Edhellen - We will do this according to an Elvish manner |
Cad |
After (when discussing time) |
Menathon cad vinuial - I will go after dawn |
Dad |
Down |
Dad ennas! Down there! |
Eb |
Before (when discussing time) |
Im puigon eb vedin - I must wash before I eat |
Ed |
Out of/Forth |
Onurnen ed daur - I ran out of a forest |
Eng* |
Except, save |
Aníron naid bain eng han - I like all things except that |
Na |
To/Towards/At (a time or a place) |
Ledhim na falas - We're travelling to a beach |
Ned |
In/During (when referencing time) |
Mudon ned i fuin - I work during the night |
Nef |
Beside, on this side of |
Hâf nef i ruist - He's sitting beside the fireplace |
Nu |
Beneath/Under |
i lim nu nen - The fish under water |
Ob |
Before (when discussing space) |
Padra ob nin - He walks before me |
O(d) |
From/Of (a place) |
Telin o Lothlórien - I come from Lothlórien Toll od Imladris - She came from Rivendell |
O(h) |
About |
Nauthannen o den - I thought about it Parf oh Edain - A book about Men |
Or |
Over/Above |
i aew or barth - The bird is above a field |
Thar |
Across/Over |
Thar i othrad - Across the street |
Trî |
Through/Throughout |
Minnon trî i fen - I enter through the door |
If the word following adh begins with |
Adh appears as |
Mutation applied |
Example |
Any vowel |
Adh |
None |
Adh eilph - By swans |
L |
Ad |
None |
Ad loth - By a flower |
LH, RH |
Ath |
None |
Ath lhigor - Beside a mouse, Ath rhovan - Near a wilderness |
R |
Adh |
None |
Adh ram - By a wall |
M, N |
A |
None |
A moth - Near a fen A narthan - By a signal fire |
C |
A |
CH |
A chai - By a fence |
P |
A |
PH |
A phôg - Beside a bag |
T |
A |
TH |
A thathar - Near a willow tree |
Any other letter |
Adh |
- |
Bo |
On |
Bo gaear cair ennas - On a sea there is a ship |
Im |
Between |
i dhuin im i thoer - The river between the forests |
Sui |
As/Like |
Onur sui i 'wae - He ran like the wind |
Vi/Mi |
In (a place - not time) |
i Aran dortha vi Gondor - The King lives in Gondor |
Dan |
Yet/Against/Back |
Naur dan i ngaurhoth - Fire against the wolf-horde |
Na(n) |
Of/With/Possessing/Provided by |
Adab na thobas rangen - A building with a broken roof |
Sindarin |
English |
Example |
An |
To/for |
Gurth an deryg - Death to the trolls |
Anin |
To/For the |
Anin geredir - For the maker |
Ben |
According to the |
Ben Galadhrim - According to the Galadhrim |
En (plural In) |
Of the |
Calad en aduial - Light of the twilight Parf in edhil - A book of the Elves |
Erin |
Over/Upon the |
Erin balath - Upon the surface |
Min |
In the |
Min hant - In the garden |
Nuin |
Under the |
Lim nuin gaearon - Fish under the ocean |
Uin |
From the |
Suilad uin bereth - Greetings from the Queen |