<p>They work better as separate words: <em>cuivie quendion</em>. I've tried to find a compound of the form noun + noun-gen, so far there is only <em>Nan-tasarion</em> &quot;Vale of Willows&quot;.</p>
<p>One big reason to avoid it: It would be awkward to decline <em>cuiviequendion</em>. For example, &quot;the account of the awakening of the Elves&quot; would have to be <em>quenta cuivie<strong>o</strong> quendion</em>, much unlikely <em>quenta cuiviequendion<strong>o</strong></em> - genitive ending upon genitive ending.</p>
<p>If you need a compound word, I think <em>quendecuivie</em> will do.</p>
<p>BTW, <em>Quendion</em> isn't technically adjective, it's the genitive plural case of <em>quende</em>. The adjective would be <em>quenderinwa</em>, which is actually declined like adjectives.</p>

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Eugene
<p>Would <em>cuiviëquendion</em> be the proper translation of <em>the awakening of the Elves</em> ? As far as I understand <em>cuivië</em> means awakening and <em>quendion</em> is the genetive adjective associated to <em>Quendi</em> which literally means &quot;the elves&quot;. As far as I see, <em>cuiviëquendion</em> is not used in Cuivienyarna nor anywhere else in Tolkien's legendarium.</p>

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I would make it two words, *cuivie quendion*, or else put the head noun last, *quendacuivie*.  Compare *lasselanta* (attested in the Appendices), ‘leaf-fall’, which could otherwise be something like *lanta lassion*.
Anton Sherwood
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@AntonSherwood *Quend*a*cuivie* looks suspicious. I think it would be just *Quendecuivie* (cf. *Quendelie*).
Eugene
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Would cuiviëquendion be the proper translation of the awakening of the Elves?
# Would cuiviëquendion be the proper translation of the awakening of the Elves?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-04-12)

Would *cuiviëquendion* be the proper translation of *the awakening of the Elves* ? As far as I understand *cuivië* means awakening and *quendion* is the genetive adjective associated to *Quendi* which literally means "the elves". As far as I see, *cuiviëquendion* is not used in Cuivienyarna nor anywhere else in Tolkien's legendarium.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I would make it two words, *cuivie quendion*, or else put the head noun last, *quendacuivie*.  Compare *lasselanta* (attested in the Appendices), ‘leaf-fall’, which could otherwise be something like *lanta lassion*.  
> **username_2**: @username_1 *Quend*a*cuivie* looks suspicious. I think it would be just *Quendecuivie* (cf. *Quendelie*).  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2024-04-16. Score: 1

They work better as separate words: *cuivie quendion*. I've tried to find a compound of the form noun + noun-gen, so far there is only *Nan-tasarion* "Vale of Willows".

One big reason to avoid it: It would be awkward to decline *cuiviequendion*. For example, "the account of the awakening of the Elves" would have to be *quenta cuivie**o** quendion*, much unlikely *quenta cuiviequendion**o*** - genitive ending upon genitive ending.

If you need a compound word, I think *quendecuivie* will do.

BTW, *Quendion* isn't technically adjective, it's the genitive plural case of *quende*. The adjective would be *quenderinwa*, which is actually declined like adjectives.


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