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  • proper noun A constructed language modelled on Greek, Latin and Finnish.

Etymologies

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From Quenya, invented by J. R. R. Tolkien as the language spoken by the Elves in his books.

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Examples

  • This interactive Elvish translator converts English into into Tengwar script, which is the script used to write Elvish languages such as Quenya and Sindarin:

    Interactive Elvish Translator » Fanboy.com 2006

  • In languages such as Quenya, in which most words ended in a vowel, the tehta was placed above the preceding consonant; in those such as Sindarin, in which most words ended in a consonant, it was placed above the following consonant.

    The Lord of the Rings Tolkien, J. R. R. 1954

  • Not to mention learning Klingon, or the Elvish language Quenya?

    There and Back Again Tom Shippey 2012

  • Fantasy world-building may be a good place to look for clues in this respect - nobody had ever heard of Quenya or Sindarin before Tolkien, but after a while the reader gets to recognise related groups of names and thereby infer cultural connections, even without needing to know about the invented languages in any detail.

    Pictish female names Carla 2010

  • Not only did the Finnish language provide the model for Quenya, the High Elven tongue of the tetrology, but the whole work is meant to provide England with a counterpart to the Kalevala.

    Archive 2009-10-01 Johnny Pez 2009

  • Not only did the Finnish language provide the model for Quenya, the High Elven tongue of the tetrology, but the whole work is meant to provide England with a counterpart to the Kalevala.

    DBTL 43: Book Review - The Voyage of Eärendil Johnny Pez 2009

  • Since the Quenya name for Middle-earth is Endor no joke!

    Too much hype? 2009

  • He answered in Quenya, or something that sounded like Quenya.

    NaBloPoMo: Deuce Baggins, Private Eye - chapter 4 Johnny Pez 2009

  • "Enbrethiliel" is from Quenya, Tolkien's elf language.

    Family time Marguerite 2007

  • He answered in Quenya, or something that sounded like Quenya.

    Archive 2009-11-01 Johnny Pez 2009

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