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Quenya noun cases
The locative triad (-sse, -nna, -llo) mirrors Finnish (-ssa, -seen, -sta). The possessive case (-va) is Tolkien's invention — Finnish uses a single genitive where Quenya splits source from ownership.
Case Quenya Finnish Meaning
Nominative — — subject
Genitive -o / -on (pl) -n of, from (source)
Possessive -va — belonging to
Dative -n -lle to, for
Instrumental -nen -lla by means of
Locative -sse -ssa/-ssä in, at, on
Allative -nna -Vn (illative) toward
Ablative -llo -sta/-stä away from