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'''''aiwe''''' (or '''''aiwë'''''<ref>[[Ruth S. Noel]], ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]''</ref>) is a [[Quenya]] noun meaning "(small) bird".<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 348</ref> Compare with ''[[maiwë]]'' ("seagull").
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'''''aiwë''''' is a [[Quenya]] noun meaning "(small) bird".<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, entry ''lin''¹</ref> Compare with ''[[maiwë]]'' ("seagull").
 
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
''Aiwe'' derives from the [[Elvish]] [[Sundocarme|root]] [[AIWĒ-]].
''Aiwe'' derives from the [[Elvish]] [[Sundocarme|root]] [[AIWĒ-]].<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entry "[[AIWĒ-]]"</ref>
 
==Examples==
* ''[[Aiwendil|'''Aiwe'''ndil]]'' = "Lover of birds"
* ''[[Aiwenórë|'''Aiwe'''nórë]]'' = "Birdland"
 
==See also==
==See also==
*[[Sindarin]]: ''[[aew]]''
*[[Sindarin]]: ''[[aew]]''
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aiwë is a Quenya noun meaning "(small) bird".[1] Compare with maiwë ("seagull").

Etymology[edit | edit source]

Aiwe derives from the Elvish root AIWĒ-.[2]

Examples[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry lin¹
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entry "AIWĒ-"