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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. ''[[eldar]]'', p.pl ''eldali''<ref>[[Vinyar Tengwar 49]] p.8</ref>) | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
[[PQ]] ''[[eledâ]]'' from [[root]] [[ELED]]<ref>{{HM|WJ}} p.360</ref> | [[PQ]] ''[[eledâ]]'' from [[root]] [[ELED]]<ref>{{HM|WJ}} p.360</ref> | ||
Revision as of 19:50, 3 March 2010
'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
Other forms
- poss. sg. eldava "Elf's"[4]
- gen. pl. eldaron "of Elves"[5]
- dative pl. eldain "for Elves"Cite error: Closing
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Cognates
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels p. 362
- ↑ Vinyar Tengwar 49 p.8
- ↑ 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
