Quenya Inchoatives

This is a full alphabetical index of all the 10 Quenya verbs in the currently loaded dictionary that are marked as an inchoative of another verb, i.e. it expresses the start or a single occurrence of the basic action.

In Quenya, inchoatives are not very frequent in the vocabulary. The are usually formed by adding a final “-u” to the stem, and conjugating accordingly.


H

haru- (vi.) (sit down) → har- (sit)

L

litseä (aj.) (sandy) → pas(s,t)a (smooth(ed))

loru- (vi.) (fall asleep) → lor- (sleep)

M

melu- (vi.) (fall in love) → mel- (love)

P

patu- (vi.) (step to it) → pat- (step)

polu- (vt.) (learn (to do sth.)) → pol- (be able to)

S

seru- (vt.) (settle on) → ser- (rest)

sínu- (vt.) (realise) → ista-/ist- (know)

T

tolu- (vi.) (stand up) → tol- (stand)

U

ulya-² (vt.) (pour (a liquid)) → ulya-¹/uly- (pour)


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