Q. tanna² adv. “thither” (Category: That)
A word for “thither” appearing in the Nieninquë poem of the 1950s (PE16/96), a combination of ta “that” and the allative suffix -nna. Similarly formed ᴹQ. tanna appeared in Demonstrative, Relative, and Correlative Stems (DRC) from 1948 (PE23/112). ᴹQ. tanna was also used for “thither” in the Koivienéni sentence from the 1930s.
Conceptual Development: In the version of the Nieninqe poem from around 1930, Tolkien used ᴱQ. tande for “thither” (MC/215), with allative suffix -nde that appeared in early 1930s (PE21/52)
References ✧ PE16/96
Elements
| ta¹ | “that, there” | ✧ PE16/96 (tanna) |
| -nna | “(movement) to, towards, onto, at (arriving at a point); allative suffix” |
Element In
ᴹQ. tanna adv. “thither” (Category: That)
References ✧ PE23/112; VT27/7
Glosses
Elements
| ta¹ | “that, it” | ✧ PE23/112 (tanna) |
| -nna | “to, towards; allative suffix” |
Element In