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1 OUR
As described in the entry WE, the 3rd person pl. pronouns distinguish plural forms from dual (depending on whether two or more persons are involved) and exclusive forms from inclusive (depending on whether the party addressed is included in “we/our”). Tolkien revised the relevant endings repeatedly. According to one late resolution described in VT49:16, the endings for exclusive “our” are –lma in the plural and –mma as a dual form, hence *aldalma “our tree” (with an “our” of at least three persons, not including the party addressed), but *aldamma “our tree = my and one other person’s tree”. The corresponding inclusive forms are –lwa (plural) and –ngwa (dual). Since the subject ending corresponding to the former is attested as “-lwe, –lve” (VT49:51), –lwa can surely also appear as *-lva, as in *omentielva “our meeting” (attested in the genitive case: omentielvo “of our meeting”, WJ:367). Hence *aldalwa/aldalva “our tree” (an “our” of at least three persons, including the party addressed), dual *aldangwa “our tree = thy and my tree”. – An independent word for plural exclusive "our" appears in VT43:19, 35: menya (also menyë modifying a plural noun). The corresponding plural inclusive form should apparently be *venya (pl. *venyë) for archaic *wenya (pl. wenyai > wenyë). The dual forms would most likely be *mentya (excl.) and *ventya (incl.); compare me, we/ve as the independent pronouns for “we” (with dual forms met, wet/*vet and dative forms *ment, * went/vent, from which the independent possessive pronouns are apparently derived by adding the adjectival ending -ya). – Notice that in an earlier conceptual phase, the forms in –mm- were plural (not as later dual) inclusive, and the forms in –lm- were plural inclusive rather than exclusive. This is why the word translated “of our meeting” appeared as omentielmo in the first edition of LotR, but was changed to omentielvo in the Second Edition. Cf. also Átaremma “our Father” as the first word of Tolkien’s translation of the Lord’s Prayer (VT43:12); this “our” is obviously meant to be plural exclusive rather than dual as it later became (according to Tolkien’s later conventions, “our Father” would be *Átarelma when a group of three or more persons addresses a party not included in “our”, in this case the Father himself).
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modifying — index mitigating, palliative (abating), restrictive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Modifying — Modify Mod i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Modified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Modifying}.] [F. modifier, L. modificare, modificari; modus limit + ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Mode}, and { fy}.] 1. To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to change a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
modifying — non·modifying; … English syllables
modifying gene — modifying gene. См. ген модификатор. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
modifying gene — modifying gene. = modifier (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
modifying cause — index catalyst Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
modifying feedforward — modifikuojamasis tiesioginis ryšys statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. modifying feedforward vok. modifizierende Steuerung, f rus. модифицирующая прямая связь, f pranc. action directe correctrice, f … Automatikos terminų žodynas
modifying feedback — modifikuojamasis grįžtamasis ryšys statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. modifying feedback vok. modifizierende Rückführung, f rus. модифицирующая обратная связь, f pranc. réaction de modification, f … Automatikos terminų žodynas
modifying — verb Altering … Wiktionary
modifying — Synonyms and related words: altering, assuasive, bounding, extenuating, extenuatory, lenitive, limitative, limiting, mitigating, mitigative, mitigatory, modificatory, modulatory, palliative, qualificative, qualificatory, qualifying, restricting,… … Moby Thesaurus
modifying — mod·i·fy || mÉ‘dɪfaɪ / mÉ’ v. change, adjust, adapt; limit, qualify (Grammar); reduce, moderate; become changed; be modified … English contemporary dictionary
