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'''Alph''' pl. '''eilph''' (root [[LAK|ÁLAK]]) is the [[Sindarin]] word for ''[[swan]]''.<ref>{{UT|Galadriel}}, "Appendix D: The Port of Lond Daer" (Note to discussion of the name ''Glanduin'')</ref>
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'''''alph''''', pl. '''''eilph''''' is the [[Sindarin]] word for "[[Swans|swan]]".<ref>{{UT|Galadriel}}, "Appendix D: The Port of Lond Daer" (Note to discussion of the name ''Glanduin'')</ref><ref>{{App|E1i}}</ref>
 
==Etymology==
From [[Old Sindarin|OS]] ''[[alpha]]'', from [[Common Telerin]] ''[[alpa]]'', itself from [[Primitive Quendian|PQ]] ''[[alkwâ]]'' ([[Sundocarmë|root]] [[LAK|ÁLAK]]).<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''alqua''</ref><ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, '''ÁLAK'''</ref>
 
==Cognates==
* ''[[alpa]]'' ([[Telerin]])
* ''[[alqua]]'' ([[Quenya]])
 
The form is given to be common both in [[Noldorin]] and [[Ilkorin]].
 
==Examples==
*''[[Swanfleet#Etymology|Nîn-in-'''Eilph''']]''


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alph, pl. eilph is the Sindarin word for "swan".[1][2]

Etymology

From OS alpha, from Common Telerin alpa, itself from PQ alkwâ (root ÁLAK).[3][4]

Cognates

The form is given to be common both in Noldorin and Ilkorin.

Examples

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", "Appendix D: The Port of Lond Daer" (Note to discussion of the name Glanduin)
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, "Pronunciation of Words and Names", "Consonants"
  3. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", alqua
  4. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", ÁLAK