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Words for: Language

Terms around speaking, reading and writing, grammar, and communication in general.

Found 256 words.

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Ö

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aare-reversed (n.) → árë-nuquerna

Able →

• able to be said (aj.) → quétima
• able to talk (aj.) → quetítë

Account →

• account (n.) → quenta
• account (n.) → nyárë

Address →

• address (n.) → tengessë
• address somebody formally using lye (v.) → lyéta
• address somebody informally (using tye) (v.) → tyéta

advertise (v.) → cacanna

after-name (n.) → epessë

Agree →

• agree (on fact) (v.) → náquet
• agree (to do) (v.) → þáquet

alliteration (n.) → millammalë

alphabet (n.) → tengwassë

Announce →

• announce (v.) → sinwata
• announce repeatedly (v.) → cacanna

announcement (n.) → canwa¹

Answer →

• answer (n.) → hanquenta
• answer (v.) → ⏏aquet
• answer (v.) → ⏏endaquet
• answer (v.) → ⏏tóquet
• answer (n.) → ⏏nangwesa
• answer (v.) → hanquet
• answer back (v.) → nanhanquet

aorist (n.) → aralussë

archaism (n.) → yáraquetta

art of writing (n.) → tehtalë

Ask →

• ask (v.) → maquet
• ask for (v.) → iquirya

assent (v.) → náquet

assert (v.) → eccan

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Babble →

• babble (n.) → lalammië
• babble (v.) → lalamma

bargaining (n.) → quampalë

base (n.) → þundo

beg (v.) → iqu

(lit.) ♦beside-tense (n.) → aralussë

bilabial (of consonants) (aj.) → atapengeä

biography (n.) → vehtequentalë

Book →

• book (n.) → parma
• recipe ♦book (n.) → tentaparma
• instruction ♦book (n.) → tentaparma

brag (v.) → mainenta

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call out (v.) → holtu

(lit.) ♦cause vocal speech (v.) → quetyar

chaffering (n.) → quampalë

chant (n.) → lirusta

chapter (n.) → ⏏ranta

character (in a story) (n.) → emino

chat (v.) → nyat

Chatter →

• chatter (v.) → ⏏cacarpa
• chatter (v.) → lalamma

citation (n.) → hórista

Claim →

• claim (n.) → nyaira
• claim (v.) → can

code of signs (n.) → tengwesta

collection of matter concerning writing (n.) → tengwesta

comma (n.) → nutta

communicate (v.) → ⏏langweþ

communication of thought (n.) → ósanwë

Compact →

• compact (n.) → ovesta
• make a compact (v.) → vesta¹

complain (v.) → nurya

composition (n.) → parma

condemn (v.) → hrundav

condescend (v.) → nenquet

confess (v.) → etequet

connector (n.) → limma

Consonant →

• consonant (n.) → ñáva-tengwë
• consonant (n.) → ñáveä
• consonant (n.) → lambetengwë
• consonant (n.) → ólama
• consonant (n.) → pávatengwë
• consonant (n.) → pataca

Consonantal →

• consonantal (aj.) → ñáveä
• consonantal (aj.) → ólamaitë

context (n.) → osquetië

Contract →

• contract (n.) → ovesta
• contract (v.) → vesta¹

Conversation →

• conversation (n.) → ⏏artaquetië
• conversation (n.) → lanquetta

Converse →

• converse (v.) → ⏏artaquet
• converse (v.) → lanquet

Convince →

• convince (v.) → inwista
• convince (v.) → sapta

counsel (v.) → ósana

counting (n.) → nótië

coupler (n.) → limma

course (n.) → ⏏ranta

crystallise (v.) → mirilta

curse (v.) → húta

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Debate →

• debate (n.) → ⏏artaquetta
• debate (n.) → lanquetta
• debate (v.) → ⏏artaquet
• debate (v.) → lanquet

deceive (v.) → cupta¹

demand (a thing) (v.) → can

deny (fact or accusation) (v.) → láquet

describe (v.) → ostec

dialect (n.) → lambë

diary (n.) → remparma

(current or proverbial) ♦dictum (n.) → eques

diphthong (n.) → ohlon

dirge (n.) → nainalindë

discuss (v.) → lanquet

discussion (n.) → ⏏artaquetta

(lit.) ♦disguise-token (n.) → ñwátengwë

Document →

• document (n.) → cómë
• written ♦document of some size (n.) → parma

documents (n.) → tehtalë

dumb (aj.) → úpa

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edit (v.) → tengwista

elf-latin (n.) → quenya

eloquent (aj.) → equetima

Elvish →

• Elvish (n.) → quenya
• elvish (language) (n.) → eldarin

enjoin (v.) → peänta

enquiry (n.) → centa

essay (n.) → centa

(lit.) ♦make seem excellent (v.) → mainenta

explain (v.) → rasta

Expression →

• expression (n.) → quettalë
• good at expression (aj.) → quetítë

Extension →

• vocalic ♦extension (n.) → ómataima
• vocalic ♦extension (n.) → ómataina

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Falsehood →

• falsehood (n.) → ⏏ñaumë
• falsehood (n.) → ⏏ñaunië
• falsehood (n.) → laitelë

fiction (n.) → nyarvë

[computer] ♦file (n.) → cómë

(lit.) ♦make find a way (towards understanding) (v.) → rasta

font (n.) → sallë

(lit.) ♦forth-call out (v.) → eccan

full organized language (n.) → ⏏carpassë

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gesture-code (n.) → hwermë

Give →

• give greeting (v.) → suilanta
• give instructions to (v.) → peänta

glib (aj.) → quetítë

good at expression (aj.) → quetítë

Gossip →

• gossip (n.) → nyatil
• gossip (v.) → nyat

grammar (n.) → tengwesta

greet (v.) → suila

Greeting →

• give greeting (v.) → suilanta
• greeting (n.) → suilië

grumble (v.) → nurru

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haggling (n.) → quampalë

hand-pleasure (n.) → máfastië

having speech (aj.) → quetítë

herald (v.) → cacanna

(lit.) ♦here-and-now-tense (n.) → silussë

high-elven (n.) → quenya

historical account (n.) → quentasta

History →

• history (n.) → quentalë
• history (n.) → quenta
• history (n.) → nyárë

honour (n.) → laitië

hyphen (n.) → limma

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I will (v.) → þáquet

idea (n.) → tenna²

if you please (n.) → iquista

(lit.) ♦indicate by mouth (v.) → pententa

indication (n.) → tengwë

(lit.) ♦indication-name (n.) → tengessë

indicator (n.) → tengwa

information (n.) → istalë

give instructions to (v.) → peänta

Interchange →

• interchange of thought (n.) → ósanwë
• interchange of words (n.) → lanquetta

interpret (v.) → pahtalanga

(lit.) ♦into-talk (v.) → mirquet

(lit.) ♦into-write (v.) → minatec

irony (n.) → ñwátengwë

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jot (n.) → sartë

justify (v.) → failata

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k-series (n.) → calmatéma

keeping one’s own counsel (not necessarily sinister) (aj.) → óricuvoitë

make known (v.) → sinwata

kw-series (n.) → quessetéma

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lament (n.) → nainië

(lit.) ♦lament-song (n.) → nainalindë

Language →

• language (n.) → questa
• language (n.) → lambë
• language (as a concept) (n.) → tengwestië
• language (general term) (n.) → tengwelë
• language (signing) (n.) → tengwië
• language of the hands (n.) → mátengwië
• language structure (n.) → tengwesta

(orig.) ♦law of thought (n.) → axanwë

legend (n.) → nyarna

vowel ♦lengthening (n.) → ómatailë

Letter →

• Grey-elven hw ♦letter (n.) → hwesta-sindarinwa
• written ♦letter (n.) → tehta
• (written) ♦letter (n.) → tengwa
• letter (epistola) (n.) → ⏏tenna¹
• letter (epistola) (n.) → tenca
• letter (of the Ruumilian alphabet) (n.) → sarat

lie (v.) → cupta¹

linguistics (n.) → lambengolmë

list (n.) → nyarda

logic (n.) → axanwë

long-mark (n.) → andatehta

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Make →

• make a compact (v.) → vesta¹
• (lit.) ♦make an opportunity (v.) → céta
• (lit.) ♦make believe (v.) → sapta
• (lit.) ♦make seem excellent (v.) → mainenta
• (lit.) ♦make find a way (towards understanding) (v.) → rasta
• make known (v.) → sinwata

(written) ♦mark (n.) → tehta

Matter →

• subject ♦matter (n.) → quenwa
• subject ♦matter (n.) → ⏏quetwa

memoirs (n.) → remparma

Mention →

• mention (v.) → atesta
• mention (v.) → pententa

message (n.) → menta

metre (n.) → ⏏carpassë

Mistake →

• mistake in speech (n.) → loiquetë
• mistake in writing (n.) → loiparë

mock (v.) → yaita

morpheme (n.) → quettapano

morphology (n.) → tengwesta

mother-name (n.) → amilessë

(entire) ♦mouth (n.) → ⏏carpa

mouth-system (n.) → ⏏carpassë

mumble (v.) → nurru

murmur (v.) → nurru

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Name →

• given (or added) ♦name (n.) → anessë
• name (n.) → essë
• name given as an insult (usually for a disdained person) (n.) → uhtessë

narration (n.) → quentalë

narrative (n.) → quenta

neologism (n.) → vinquetta

news (n.) → sinyar

nickname (n.) → anessë

Noise →

• noise (n.) → hlón
• noise (n.) → hlóna

nonsense (n.) → hwinquetë

note (n.) → sartë

notify (v.) → sinwata

notion (n.) → tenna²

novel (n.) → sinyarna

numeral (n.) → notessë

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oath (n.) → vanda

Of →

• of Quenya (aj.) → quenyarin
• of tongue (aj.) → lambina

offer (v.) → céta

(lit.) ♦make an opportunity (v.) → céta

Order →

• order (n.) → canwa¹
• order (n.) → heren¹

(lit.) ♦out-give (v.) → etanta

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p-series (n.) → parmatéma

papers (n.) → tehtalë

parchment (n.) → teccelma

past tense (n.) → vanwalussë

Persuade →

• persuade (v.) → inwista
• persuade (v.) → mirquet

petition (n.) → arcandë

Phone →

• phone (speech sound) (n.) → hlón
• phone (speech sound) (n.) → hlóna

phoneme (n.) → hlónemma

Phonetic →

• phonetic (aj.) → hlonaitë
• phonetic (aj.) → hlonitë

phonetics (n.) → ⏏lambelë

phrase (n.) → quettalë

place-name (n.) → nómessë

plead (v.) → mec

please (n.) → iquista

pledge (n.) → vanda

plural (aj.) → linitë

Poetry →

• poetry (n.) → lairesta
• poetry (n.) → ⏏linwelë

praising (n.) → laitië

‘pray’ (v.) → iqu

prefixion (n.) → yestanyatsë

proclaim (v.) → eccan

Product →

• (lit.) ♦product of recitation (n.) → nyarda
• (lit.) ♦product of singing (n.) → lirda

solemn ♦promise (n.) → vanda

pronounce (v.) → quetyar

pronounceable (aj.) → quétima

pronunciation (n.) → quetyarmë

propagate (v.) → cacanna

propose (v.) → céta

proverb (n.) → quenna

publish (v.) → etanta

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of Quenya (aj.) → quenyarin

Question →

• question (v.) → maquet
• question (n.) → maquetta

Quotation →

• quotation (n.) → hórista
• quotation from someone's uttered words (n.) → eques

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(lit.) ♦re-saying (n.) → eneques

Read →

• read (v.) → parmahenta
• read aloud (v.) → ethenta

Reading →

• reading (n.) → ⏏cenwa
• reading (n.) → hentië
• (book) ♦reading (n.) → parmahentië
• reading (n.) → tengwië

rebuke (v.) → ⏏tulcarpa

recite (v.) → nyar³

record (v.) → minatec

relate (v.) → nyar³

repeat (v.) → enquet

repetition (n.) → ataquetië

(lit.) ♦report across (v.) → ⏏langweþ

Request →

• request (n.) → iquista
• request (v.) → iquirya

resonance of the vocal chords (n.) → óma

respond (v.) → hanquet

(lit.) ♦roll-book (n.) → ⏏toluparma

root (n.) → þundo

root-vowel (n.) → þundóma

root-word (n.) → þundo

rumor (n.) → eneques

rune (n.) → certa

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s-reversed (n.) → silmë-nuquerna

able to be said (aj.) → quétima

Say →

• say (v.) → quet
• say again (v.) → enquet
• (lit.) ♦say ‘it is not’ (v.) → láquet
• (lit.) ♦say ‘it is’ (v.) → náquet
• (lit.) ♦say ‘yes’ (v.) → þáquet

Saying →

• saying (n.) → quenna
• saying (n.) → eques
• saying again (n.) → ataquetië

scorn (v.) → yaita

scribbling (n.) → sartë

script (n.) → tehtalë

scriptures (n.) → tehtalë

Scroll →

• scroll (n.) → teccelma
• scroll (n.) → ⏏toluparma

self-name (n.) → cilmessë

semantics (n.) → teängolmë

sending (n.) → menta

sentence (n.) → quettalë

palatal ♦series (n.) → tyelpetéma

shout (v.) → holtu

Sign →

• sign (n.) → tanna
• sign (n.) → tehta
• sign (n.) → tengwa
• sign (n.) → tengwë

signature (n.) → vératanna

sing (v.) → liru

Singing →

• (lit.) ♦product of singing (n.) → lirda
• singing (n.) → lirusta

(lit.) ♦something cut out (n.) → hórista

song (n.) → lírë

Sound →

• sound (n.) → hlón
• sound (n.) → hlóna
• sound (n.) → láma
• whispering ♦sound (n.) → hlussë

sound-taste (n.) → lámatyávë

Speak →

• speak (v.) → pahta
• speak (v.) → quet
• speak against (v.) → nanquet
• (orig.) ♦speak down the nose (v.) → nenquet
• speak out (v.) → etequet

speakable (aj.) → quétima

Speech →

• having speech (aj.) → quetítë
• speech (n.) → questa
• speech (n.) → pahta

speechless (aj.) → úpahteä

spelling (n.) → tengwacilmë

spoken with tongue (aj.) → lambina

stanza (n.) → lirda

Story →

• story (n.) → quenta
• story (n.) → nyarna

storytelling (general/abstract) (n.) → nyarmë

writing ♦style (n.) → sallë

suffixion (n.) → mestanyatsë

suggest (v.) → céta

sum up (v.) → mirilta

summarise (v.) → mirilta

Supertitle(S) →

• supertitle(s) (n.) → amatengwë
• supertitle(s) (n.) → amatengwië

surname (n.) → anessë

swear (to do something) (v.) → vesta¹

symbol (n.) → tehta

syntax (n.) → quennasta

System →

• decimal ♦system (n.) → ⏏caistanótië
• phonetic ♦system (n.) → ⏏carpa
• including ♦system (n.) → ⏏carpassë
• decimal ♦system (n.) → maquanotië
• system of signs (n.) → tengwesta

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long epic ♦tale (n.) → nyarna

Talk →

• able to talk (aj.) → quetítë
• talk (v.) → pahta
• confused ♦talk (n.) → hwinquetë
• idle ♦talk (n.) → nyatil
• talk back (v.) → ⏏nancarpa
• talk back (v.) → nanquet
• talk idly (v.) → nyat

teach (v.) → peänta

telecommunication (n.) → palancenta

tell (v.) → quet

Tense →

• (verb) ♦tense (n.) → lussë
• perfect ♦tense (n.) → qualussë
• (lit.) full ♦tense (n.) → qualussë
• present ♦tense (n.) → silussë
• future ♦tense (n.) → tulussë
• (lit.) coming ♦tense (n.) → tulussë
• future ♦tense (n.) → uvassë

(lit.) that what ties or binds (together) (n.) → nutta

think together (v.) → ósana

(lit.) ♦thinking together (dual) (n.) → ósanwë

thought (n.) → tenna²

Token →

• token (n.) → tanna
• token (n.) → tengwa
• token (n.) → tengwë
• (lit.) personal ♦token (n.) → vératanna

Tongue →

• of tongue (aj.) → lambina
• spoken with tongue (aj.) → lambina
• tongue (n.) → lambë

Topic →

• discussion ♦topic (n.) → quenwa
• discussion ♦topic (n.) → ⏏quetwa

transcribe (v.) → tengwelanga

transcription (n.) → tengwelanga

Translate →

• translate (generally or between languages) (v.) → lambelanga
• translate (speech) (v.) → pahtalanga

translation (n.) → lambelanga

treaty (n.) → ovesta

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uncommunicative (aj.) → óricuvoitë

(lit.) ♦uva-ness (n.) → uvassë

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verb (n.) → cariquetta

verse (n.) → lirda

vocabulary (n.) → ⏏carpassë

voice (n.) → óma

Vowel →

• vowel (aj.) → ómeä
• vowel (n.) → óman
• vowel (n.) → óma
• vowel (n.) → ómeä
• vowel (n.) → penna
• determinant ♦vowel (n.) → þundóma

Vowel-Sign →

• vowel-sign (n.) → ómatehta
• vowel-sign (n.) → óma-tengwë

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welcome (v.) → naþ

Whisper →

• whisper (n.) → hlussë
• whisper (v.) → hlussa

Word →

• word (n.) → quetta
• archaic ♦word (n.) → yáraquetta

(lit.) ♦word-element (n.) → quettapano

word-fragment (n.) → quettasta

(art of) ♦word-making (n.) → quettacarmë

wordbook (n.) → quettaparma

wording (n.) → quettalë

wordlist (n.) → quettaparma

words (n.) → quetië

Writing →

• writing (n.) → parma
• writing (n.) → sarmë
• writing (n.) → tengwë
• (lit.) little ♦writing (n.) → sartë
• writing for pleasure of hand and eye (n.) → máfastië

(lit.) ♦writing-manner (n.) → sallë

(lit.) ♦writing-skin (n.) → teccelma

writings (n.) → tehtalë

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öknamn (n.) → uhtessë