PDA

View Full Version : What does it mean?

Aldagrim Proudfoot
07-29-2002, 07:13 AM
I've been here a while and know it means welcome, but what literally does mae govannen mean? And in what language?
Nevfeniel
07-29-2002, 07:17 AM
It means "well met" in Elvish. I'm not sure if it's Quenya or Sindarin, but I'm leaning towards Sindarin.
The Fifth
07-29-2002, 08:27 AM
Yes, "mae govannen" is Sindarin.
The Silver-shod Muse
07-29-2002, 10:06 PM
Is it pronounced "may GO-van-in"?
Nevfeniel
07-30-2002, 05:25 PM
I always pronounce it "may go-VAN-en". Am I right or wrong?
piosenniel
07-30-2002, 06:33 PM
It is go-VAN-nen. The stress fall on the next to the last syllable since there are 2 consonants, "n's", preceding the final -en of the final syllable.

It would be GO-va-nen if there were only one consonent; that is if it were spelled 'govanen'.

[ July 30, 2002: Message edited by: piosenniel ]
Aldagrim Proudfoot
07-31-2002, 08:51 AM
Ok, thanks
stone of vision
08-05-2002, 03:12 PM
lol!

Well what can i say except:

Oi, Mae govannen, Mellon!

Yes, very well met smilies/biggrin.gif

Ps Hiya Pio smilies/wink.gif nice to be back, i had missed
a lot, mmmh...
Cerin
08-05-2002, 03:23 PM
Hmmm...

I`ve always pronounced `Mae Govannen` exactly as I write it smilies/confused.gif
Demloth of Dol Amroth
09-13-2002, 10:13 PM
hey, here's a good question-how do you say "Mace" (medieval weapon mace) in quenya? i've looked at two places that have translators, and one of them is really comprehesive, yet could find no equivalent.