Quenya

See also: quenya

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Noldorin Quenya Quenya, ultimately derived from the Primitive Quendian root *kwene ("person"), being the name for the language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien as the language spoken by the Elves in his books.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwɛnjə/

Proper nounEdit

Quenya

1. A constructed language created by J. R. R. Tolkien modelled on Greek, Latin and Finnish.

TranslationsEdit

constructed language

• Dutch: Quenyaans (nl) n
• Faroese: quenya n
• French: quenya (fr) m
• German: Quenya (de) n
• Greek: Κουένυα f (Kouénya)
• Japanese: クウェンヤ (kuwen'ya)

• Marathi: क्वेन्या f (kvenyā)
• Norwegian: quenya
• Polish: quenya (pl) f
• Russian: квэ́нья (ru) (kvɛ́nʹja), квенья (ru) m (kvenʹja)
• Serbo-Croatian: квенијски m (kvenijski)

See alsoEdit

• Appendix:Quenya

Further readingEdit

• Linguist List entry for Quenya, code qya

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GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Quenya Quenya.

Proper nounEdit

Quenya n

1. Quenya