tinco is a noun meaning "metal" in Quenya.[1]
Tinco is also the name in Quenya of the first letter of the Tengwar alphabet.[1] It is the first letter of the first grade or Tyellë, which contains "voiceless stops" and it is the first letter in the dental or t-series of consonants, the Tincotéma. In all modes Tinco represents T.[2] The Westron name for this letter is Tó.[3]
Etymology
The word derives from the Primitive Quendian root TINKŌ.[4]
See also
- Quenya Corpus Wordlist edited by Helge Fauskanger
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, "Writing", "The Fëanorian Letters", Note, The names of the letters
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, "Writing", "The Fëanorian Letters"
- ↑ See Alphabet of Fëanor: Numenian, or Westron, Mode
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", TINKŌ -