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'''telpë''' or '''tyelpë''' is the [[Quenya]] word for ''[[silver]]''.  Its [[Sindarin]] counterpart is ''[[celeb]]''.
'''telpë''' or '''tyelpë''' is the [[Quenya]] word for ''[[silver]]''.   
==Etymology==
[[Primitive Quendian]] ''[[kyelepê]]'' "silver" from [[root]] [[KYELEP]]


Examples and Instances of use:
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