Elenna
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| − | '''Elenna''' ({{IPA|[eˈlenːa]}}) or '''Elenna-nórë''' ([[Quenya|Q]], pron. {{IPA|[eˌlenːa-ˈnoːre]}}) was a name said to mean '[[Númenor|Starwards]]', referring to the island on which the realm of [[Númenor]] was founded. | + | '''Elenna''' ({{IPA|[eˈlenːa]}}) or '''Elenna-nórë''' ([[Quenya|Q]], pron. {{IPA|[eˌlenːa-ˈnoːre]}}) was a name said to mean '[[Númenor|Starwards]]',<ref>{{S|Akallabeth}}</ref> referring to the island on which the realm of [[Númenor]] was founded.<ref>{{App|Numenor}}</ref> |
It was taken from the fact that the first [[Men]] to inhabit that island came to it by following the light of the [[Star of Eärendil]]. | It was taken from the fact that the first [[Men]] to inhabit that island came to it by following the light of the [[Star of Eärendil]]. | ||
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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The word is actually the allative form of the [[Quenya]] word ''[[elen]]'' meaning "to (a) star". | The word is actually the allative form of the [[Quenya]] word ''[[elen]]'' meaning "to (a) star". | ||
The [[Adûnaic]] name was ''[[Gimlad]]'' | The [[Adûnaic]] name was ''[[Gimlad]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Quenya names]] | [[Category:Quenya names]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:12, 25 February 2012
Elenna ([eˈlenːa]) or Elenna-nórë (Q, pron. [eˌlenːa-ˈnoːre]) was a name said to mean 'Starwards',[1] referring to the island on which the realm of Númenor was founded.[2]
It was taken from the fact that the first Men to inhabit that island came to it by following the light of the Star of Eärendil.
[edit] Etymology
The word is actually the allative form of the Quenya word elen meaning "to (a) star".
[edit] References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Akallabêth: The Downfall of Númenor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Númenor"