Eldamo : Quenya : me

Q. me pron. “us, we (exclusive)” (Category: Pronoun)

Q. me, pron. “us, we (exclusive)” (Category: Pronoun)

References ✧ LotR/377; Minor-Doc/2013-05-13; PE17/14, 73, 76, 130, 135; PE23/134; RGEO/58-59; VT43/18-19, 22-23, 33; VT44/5, 9, 15, 18; VT47/11; VT49/51

Glosses

“*us” ✧ VT43/22; VT43/22; VT43/23; VT44/9; VT44/18
“1st person plural pronoun” ✧ PE17/130
“2nd person plural pronoun” ✧ PE17/130
“I and others (not addressed)” ✧ PE17/14
“Pl[ural] 1a” ✧ VT49/51 (mé)

Variations

me ✧ PE17/14; PE17/130; PE17/130; VT43/22; VT43/22; VT43/23; VT44/9; VT44/18
mé ✧ VT49/51

ve² “us, we (inclusive)”
vē̆ “1st person plural inclusive pronoun” in use replaced by me “1st person plural pronoun” ✧ PE17/130
vi “1st person plural inclusive pronoun” in colloquial speech replaced by me “2nd person plural pronoun” ✧ PE17/130

Changes

men >> me “*us” ✧ VT44/5
men >> ómen ✧ VT44/15
ómen >> omesse ✧ VT44/15

Inflections

mello	ablative	“*[from] us”	✧ VT43/19
me(n)	dative	“*us”	✧ VT43/33
men	dative		✧ Minor-Doc/2013-05-13
men	dative	“*us”	✧ VT43/18; VT43/33
men	dative	“*[for] us”	✧ VT43/19; VT43/22
men	dative		✧ VT44/5
men	dative	“*on us”	✧ VT44/15
ómen	dative	“*on us”	✧ VT44/15
met	dual	“us”	✧ LotR/377
met	dual	“us two, us twain”	✧ PE17/73
met	dual	“she and me, we (dual)”	✧ PE17/76: archaic and exclusive
met	dual	“1st person dual exclusive pronoun”	✧ PE17/130
met	dual	“us two”	✧ PE17/135: “Varda and me”, excluding those to whom Galadriel is singing
met	dual	“her and Varda”	✧ PE23/134
met	dual	“us-two”	✧ RGEO/59: Varda and Galadriel
met	dual	“you and me”	✧ VT47/11
met	dual	“Dual 1[a]”	✧ VT49/51
mèt	dual	“us”	✧ RGEO/58
m’	elided		✧ VT43/23
(o)messe	locative	“*on us”	✧ VT44/15
omesse	locative	“*on us”	✧ VT44/15
ómesse	locative	“*on us”	✧ VT44/15

Element In

Q. á hyamë rámen úcarindor “pray for us sinners” ✧ VT43/27; VT43/27
Q. álamë tulya úsahtienna “[and] lead us not into temptation” ✧ VT43/8; VT43/11; VT43/12
Q. ámen anta síra ilaurëa massamma “give us this day our daily bread” ✧ VT43/11; VT43/12
Q. ar ámen apsenë úcaremmar “and forgive us our trespasses” ✧ VT43/11; VT43/12
Q. i falmalinnar imbë met “on the foaming waves between us” ✧ LotR/377; PE23/134; RGEO/58
Q. immë¹ “ourselves (exclusive)”
Q. mal ámë etelehta ulcullo: násië “but deliver us from evil: Amen” ✧ VT43/11; VT43/12; VT43/12
Q. menya “*our (emphatic possessive exclusive)”
Q. a Aina Fairë, Eru órava (o)messë “God, the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us” ✧ VT44/12
Q. a Aina Maria arca atarmë “Holy Mary, pray for us” ✧ VT44/12
Q. a Aina Neldië Eru Er órava (o)messë “Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us” ✧ VT44/12
Q. a Eruion Mardorunando, Eru órava (o)messë “God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us” ✧ VT44/12
Q. a Hrísto órava ómessë “Christ, have mercy on us” ✧ VT44/12
Q. Atar meneldëa Eru órava (o)messë “God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us” ✧ VT44/12
Q. Heru órava omessë “Lord, have mercy on us” ✧ VT44/12
Q. i falmalinnar imbë met² “upon the (many) foaming waves between us (two)” ✧ RGEO/59
Q. imbë met “between you and me” ✧ VT47/11
Q. ono alyë eterúna me illumë ilya raxellor “but deliver us always from all dangers” ✧ VT44/5
Q. sí man i yulmar men enquantuva? “*who now shall refill the cups for us?” ✧ Minor-Doc/2013-05-13

Derivations

< ✶me “we (exclusive)” ✧ PE17/130 (mē̆); VT49/50

Phonetic Developments

✶mē̆ > me	[me]	✧ PE17/130
✶me > mé	[mē]	✧ VT49/51

ᴹQ. me pron. “we, us” (Category: Pronoun)

References ✧ LR/47, 56; PE22/112, 118-119, 123-124, 127; PE23/75, 77, 79-80, 88, 91, 93, 97-98, 102; SD/310

Glosses

“us” ✧ LR/56; PE22/119 (mé)
“we” ✧ PE22/112; PE22/119; PE22/124; PE22/127; PE23/97
“we (exclusive)” ✧ PE23/88; PE23/93
“we, excluding the addressee(s)” ✧ PE23/88 (me)

Variations

me ✧ LR/56; PE22/112; PE22/118; PE22/119; PE22/124; PE22/127; PE23/88; PE23/93; PE23/97; PE23/98; PE23/88 (me); PE23/91 (me)
mé ✧ PE22/119

Changes

méme >> mé ✧ PE23/79
méva >> ména ✧ PE23/79
mémet >> mēt ✧ PE23/80

Inflections

mel	?	“us”	✧ LR/47
mēne	?	“on-us”	✧ SD/310
-me(n)	accusative	“pl. 1 a.”	✧ PE23/75
-me(n)	accusative	“pl. 1 a.”	✧ PE23/77
mé	accusative	“pl. 1a”	✧ PE23/79
-me(t)	accusative dual	“dual 2 [a.]”	✧ PE23/77
-met	accusative dual	“dual 1 a.”	✧ PE23/75
met	accusative dual	“dual 1a”	✧ PE23/80
ména	adjectival	“pl. 1a”	✧ PE23/79
méva	adjectival	“pl. 1a”	✧ PE23/79
metwa	adjectival dual	“dual 1a”	✧ PE23/80
a)me	dative	“pl. 1 a.”	✧ PE23/77
mé	dative	“pl. 1 a.”	✧ PE23/77
mén	dative	“pl. 1a”	✧ PE23/79
·me	dative	“pl. 1 a.”	✧ PE23/75; PE23/75
ment	dative dual	“dual 1a”	✧ PE23/80
meo(n)	genitive	“pl. 1a”	✧ PE23/79
meon	genitive		✧ PE23/102
méto	genitive dual	“dual 1a”	✧ PE23/80
ménen	instrumental	“pl. 1a”	✧ PE23/79
me-sse(n)	locative	“pl. 1a”	✧ PE23/79
me-sset	locative dual	“dual 1a”	✧ PE23/80
me·	nominative	“pl. 1 a.”	✧ PE23/75
me·	nominative	“pl. 1 a.”	✧ PE23/77
mé	nominative	“pl. 1a”	✧ PE23/79
méme	nominative	“pl. 1a”	✧ PE23/79
mémet	nominative dual	“dual 1a”	✧ PE23/80
mēt	nominative dual	“dual 1a”	✧ PE23/80
miet	stative dual		✧ PE22/123
mier	stative plural		✧ PE22/123
ménet	stative-past dual		✧ PE22/123
méner	stative-past plural		✧ PE22/123

Element In

ᴹQ. ecarnetin ar mecarnensin “*he made them and they made the other them” ✧ PE23/91
ᴹQ. ekarnetu ar mekarnenthu “*he made the pair and they made the other pair” ✧ PE23/91
ᴹQ. manar i·ennor/lie i me·kenner “who (are or were) the persons/people that we saw?” ✧ PE22/124
ᴹQ. mane meon “which of us” ✧ PE23/102
ᴹQ. mekarneltu “we made the pair” ✧ PE23/91; PE23/91
ᴹQ. mekarnenthu “we made the other pair” ✧ PE23/91
ᴹQ. melalti kára/melar káralti “we are not making them” ✧ PE22/127
ᴹQ. me·láner fasta sa yára Túro “we were not pleased [that old Túro...]” ✧ PE22/119
ᴹQ. me·le·lávanelti kare “we were not going to make them for you” ✧ PE22/127
ᴹQ. me·merner i Túro kárathe “we wished that Turo was making it” ✧ PE22/118
ᴹQ. me·merner i Túro tule “we wished that Turo come” ✧ PE22/118
ᴹQ. me·mittanelme i·mbarenna yo sasse né Túro “we got into the house and there was Túro” ✧ PE23/97
ᴹQ. me·nakilti “we hate them” ✧ PE22/112
ᴹQ. †me·ndakilti “we hate them” ✧ PE22/112
ᴹQ. me telir karilte “we mean to make it” ✧ PE22/118; PE22/118
ᴹQ. me telir tule “we mean to come” ✧ PE22/118; PE22/118
ᴹQ. núruhuine méne lumna “death-shadow is heavy on us” ✧ LR/47; LR/56; SD/310
ᴹQ. qáqi me·vár tasse “we shall all be there” ✧ PE22/124
ᴹQ. yára Túro mante ilqa masta ha mé·ne úmahtale “old Túro’s eating of all the bread was a nuisance to us” ✧ PE22/119

Derivations

< ᴹ✶me “we (exclusive)” ✧ PE23/74

ᴱQ. me¹ pron. “we; 1st pl. exclusive pronoun” (Category: Pronoun)

References ✧ PE14/52-54, 56, 59, 85

Glosses

“Pl. 1(a)” ✧ PE14/52; PE14/85
“we” ✧ PE14/54; PE14/56

Variations

me- ✧ PE14/52; PE14/54; PE14/56; PE14/59; PE14/85

Inflections

mello	ablative		✧ PE14/54
me	accusative		✧ PE14/53
mer	dative		✧ PE14/53
mer	dative	“to us”	✧ PE14/85
men	genitive		✧ PE14/53

Element In

ᴱQ. en ilta n·ner ya me·qetsime ka húyo ne hwa·telpe ie-rautanéma ompa va húyo “thereupon in came the man {from whom we heard >>} by whom we were told his money had all been stolen from him” ✧ PE14/54
ᴱQ. mea- “*our; 1st pl. exclusive possessive” ✧ PE14/54 (mea·)
ᴱQ. melmo “we (emphatic); 1st pl. exclusive pronoun” ✧ PE14/53
ᴱQ. menya “*our (emphatic possessive exclusive)” ✧ PE14/54
ᴱQ. me·tul ✧ PE14/59
ᴱQ. me·tulil “we come” ✧ PE14/56
ᴱQ. me·tulil enno “let us come” ✧ PE14/59
ᴱQ. tule mer “it comes to us, falls to our lot” ✧ PE14/85