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'''Elda''' was a [[Quenya]] adjective meaning "of the stars"<ref>{{HM|WJ}}, p. 362</ref> which came to mean the noun '''Eldo''', "one of the people of the Stars", later merged and became ''Elda'' (pl. ''[[ | '''Elda''' was a [[Quenya]] adjective meaning "of the stars"<ref>{{HM|WJ}}, p. 362</ref> which came to mean the noun '''Eldo''', "one of the people of the Stars", later merged and became ''Elda'' (pl. ''[[Eldar]]'', p.pl ''Eldali''.<ref>{{VT|49a}}, p. 8</ref>) | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
[[Common Eldarin]] '' | [[Common Eldarin]] ''eldâ'', an adjectival formation meaning "connected or concerned with the stars" itself coming from an earlier [[Primitive Quendian]] ''eledâ''<ref>{{L|211}}</ref><ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}</ref> from [[Sundocarme|root]] [[ELED]].<ref>{{HM|WJ}}, p. 360</ref> | ||
==Other forms== | ==Other forms== | ||
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Elda was a Quenya adjective meaning "of the stars"[1] which came to mean the noun Eldo, "one of the people of the Stars", later merged and became Elda (pl. Eldar, p.pl Eldali.[2])
Etymology
Common Eldarin eldâ, an adjectival formation meaning "connected or concerned with the stars" itself coming from an earlier Primitive Quendian eledâ[3][4] from root ELED.[5]
Other forms
- poss. sg. eldava "Elf's"[6]
- gen. pl. eldaron "of Elves"[7]
- dative pl. eldain "for Elves"[8]
- poss. pl. Eldaiva, Eldaive "Elves'"[9]
Cognates
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, p. 362
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Eldarin Hands, Fingers & Numerals and Related Writings — Part Three" (edited by Patrick H. Wynne), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 49, June 2007, p. 8
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 211, (dated 14 October 1958)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, p. 360
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, p. 407
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, p. 368
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Fíriel's Song, p. 72
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels p. 368
