Unfortunately, Tolkien’s elves don’t have a notion of gender beyond male/female. Here’s a list of words that they do have.
These words are the same in all Sindarin dialects unless otherwise marked:
- Gondorian Dialect: (G. parentheses)
- Doriathren Dialect: (D. parentheses)
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
Female (adjective) |
|
| inu | iny (D. inu) (G. ini) |
Woman |
|
| dî | dî |
| dess | diss |
Girl |
|
| sell | sill |
| iell | ill |
| gwend | gwind |
Teen Girl |
|
| neth | nith |
Male (adjective) |
|
| anu | eny (D. enu) (G. eni) |
Man |
|
| dîr | dîr |
Boy |
|
| iôn | ŷn (G. iên) |
| iond | ynd (G. iend) |