In English, we have many conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. In Sindarin, we know of only three: "and" a(r), "or" egor, and "but" ach. In a list, the conjunction is only used between the last two items of the list.
"And" can be translated with a (before consonants, causes vocalic mutation) and ar (before vowels).
"But" can be translated with ach. It makes the following word undergo Lenition.
"Or" and "nor" can be translated with egor. It makes the following word undergo Liquid Mutation.
| Letter | → | Result | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voiceless Stops | |||
| C | → | CH | cerin mound → egor cherin or a mound |
| P | → | PH | perian hobbit → egor pherian or a hobbit |
| T | → | TH | talan tree-house → egor thalan or a tree-house |
| Voiced Stops | |||
| B | → | V | brith gravel → egor vrith or gravel |
| D | → | DH | draug wolf → egor dhraug or a wolf |
| G | → | ' | glân hem → egor 'lân or a hem |
| Fricative | |||
| H | → | CH | ham chair → egor cham or a chair |
| Nasal | |||
| M | → | V | mirian silver coin → egor virian or a silver coin |
| Voiceless Approximants | |||
| HW | → | CHW | hwand sponge → egor chwand or a sponge |
| LH | → | 'L | lhing spiderweb → egor 'ling or a spiderweb |
| RH | → | 'R | rhass precipice → egor 'rass or a precipice |
Examples
Lunt, roch, ar aran - A boat, a horse, and a king
Le melin, ach avon. - I like you, but I refuse.
*Law aníron nâr egor gaur. - I want neither a rat nor a werewolf.