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'''telpë''' or '''tyelpë''' is the [[Quenya]] word for ''[[silver]]''. | '''telpë''' or '''tyelpë''' is the [[Quenya]] word for ''[[silver]]''. | ||
==Etymology== | |||
[[Primitive Quendian]] ''[[kyelepê]]'' "silver" from [[root]] [[KYELEP]] | |||
The Noldor seemed to prefer the Telerin word ''telpe'' "silver" instead the Quenya form ''tyelpë''<ref>{{HM|UT}} p. 266</ref> | |||
==Cognates== | |||
*[[Sindarin]] ''[[celeb]]''. | |||
==See also== | |||
* ''[[Telperion]]'' | * ''[[Telperion]]'' | ||
* ''[[Telperinquar]]'' | * ''[[Telperinquar]]'' | ||
[[Category:Quenya words]] | [[Category:Quenya nouns]] | ||
[[Category:Telerin words]] |
Revision as of 22:42, 27 August 2009
telpë or tyelpë is the Quenya word for silver.
Etymology
Primitive Quendian kyelepê "silver" from root KYELEP
The Noldor seemed to prefer the Telerin word telpe "silver" instead the Quenya form tyelpë[1]
Cognates
See also
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales p. 266