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'''''telpe'''''<ref name=L347/><ref name=UT6e/><ref name=LR>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 366</ref> (or '''''telpë'''''<ref name=SApp>{{S|Appendix}} (entry for ''celeb'')</ref>), '''''tyelpe'''''<ref name=L347>{{L|347}}, p. 426</ref><ref name=UT6e>{{UT|6e}}</ref><ref name=LR/> (or '''''tyelep-'''''<ref name=UT6e/>), and '''''telep'''''<ref name=SApp/>, are [[Quenya]] words for "[[silver]]".
'''''telpë''''',<ref name=SApp>{{S|Appendix}}, entry ''[[celeb]]''</ref> or '''''tyelpë''''',<ref name=Shibb/> '''''tyelep-''''',<ref name=UT6e/> '''''telep''''',<ref name=SApp/> are [[Quenya]] words for "[[silver]]".


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
In a letter, [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] stated that the form ''tyelpe'' derives from [[Primitive Elvish]] ''[[kyelepē]]''.<ref name=L347>{{L|347}}, p. 426</ref>


In a letter, [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] stated that the form ''tyelpe'' is said to derive from [[Primitive Elvish]] ''[[kyelepē]]''.<ref name=L347/>
It appears like ''tyelpe'' is the most ancient (or "pure") Quenya word for silver; the  form ''telpe'', which became the usual form among the Quenya-speaking [[Elves]], was borrowed from (or influenced by) [[Telerin]] ''[[telepi|telpe]]'' (itself apparently a later form of the original Telerin form ''[[telepi]]'').<ref name=L347/><ref name=UT6e>{{UT|6e}}</ref><ref name=Shibb>{{PM|Shibboleth}}, p. 356 (note 4)</ref><ref name=LR/>


It appears like ''tyelpe'' is the most ancient Quenya word for "silver"; the  form ''telpe'', which became the usual form among the Quenya-speaking [[Elves]], was borrowed (or influenced) by [[Telerin]] ''[[telepi|telpe]]'' (itself apparently a later form of the original Telerin form ''[[telepi]]'').<ref name=L347/><ref name=UT6e/>{{or}}
[[Christopher Tolkien]] has noted that ''tyelep-'', ''tyelpe'' derive from [[Sundocarme|root]] [[KYELEP]].<ref name=UT6e/> In ''[[The Etymologies]]'', ''telpe'', ''tyelpe'' derive from root [[KYELEP|KYELEP/TELEP]].<ref name=LR>{{LR|Etymologies}}, pp. 366-7</ref>
 
[[Christopher Tolkien]] has noted that ''tyelep-'', ''tyelpe'' derive from [[Sundocarme|root]] [[KYELEP]].<ref name=UT6e/> In the ''[[The Etymologies|Etymologies]]'', ''telpe'', ''tyelpe'' derive from root [[KYELEP|KYELEP/TELEP]].<ref name=LR/>


==Cognates==
==Cognates==
*[[Sindarin]] ''[[celeb]]''
*[[Sindarin]] ''[[celeb]]''
*[[Telerin]] ''[[telepi|telepi/telpe]]''
*[[Telerin]] ''[[telepi|telepi/telpe]]''
*[[Ilkorin]] ''[[telf]]''


==See also==
==See also==
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Latest revision as of 15:04, 14 January 2021

telpë,[1] or tyelpë,[2] tyelep-,[3] telep,[1] are Quenya words for "silver".

Etymology[edit | edit source]

In a letter, Tolkien stated that the form tyelpe derives from Primitive Elvish kyelepē.[4]

It appears like tyelpe is the most ancient (or "pure") Quenya word for silver; the form telpe, which became the usual form among the Quenya-speaking Elves, was borrowed from (or influenced by) Telerin telpe (itself apparently a later form of the original Telerin form telepi).[4][3][2][5]

Christopher Tolkien has noted that tyelep-, tyelpe derive from root KYELEP.[3] In The Etymologies, telpe, tyelpe derive from root KYELEP/TELEP.[5]

Cognates[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References