"Tolkienian" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more Tolkienian [comparative], most Tolkienian [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English Tolkien Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Tolkienian From Tolkien + -ian. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|Tolkien|-ian|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English Tolkien Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Tolkienian [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix forming adjectives", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix forming adjectives", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-ijos", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-(i)yós", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ios", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old Latin", "term" : "-ios", "lang" : "itc-ola" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ius", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "-ian", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-nós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-nos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ānos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ānus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-iānus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ian", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Tolkienian", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Tolkienian"> From Tolkien + -ian. Head templates: {{en-adj}} Tolkienian (comparative more Tolkienian, superlative most Tolkienian)
  1. Of or relating to John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) or his writings, of which the best known are the fantasy epics The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Synonyms: Tolkienesque, Tolkienish, Tolkieny Translations (Translations): طُلْكِينِيٌّ (alt: ṭulkīniyy·un) (Arabic), tolkienilainen (Finnish), tolkiénien (French), tolkieni (Hungarian), tolkienowski (Polish), bjn (Spanish), tolkenniá (Spanish)
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