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'''''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]]". | |||
[[Category:Quenya | ==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> | |||
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/> | |||
[[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> | |||
==Cognates== | |||
*[[Sindarin]] ''[[celeb]]'' | |||
*[[Telerin]] ''[[telepi|telepi/telpe]]'' | |||
*[[Ilkorin]] ''[[telf]]'' | |||
==See also== | |||
* ''[[Telperion]]'' | |||
* ''[[Telperinquar]]'' | |||
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[[Category:Quenya nouns]] | |||
[[Category:Telerin nouns]] | |||
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry celeb
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "XI. The Shibboleth of Fëanor", p. 356 (note 4)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", "Appendix E: The Names of Celeborn and Galadriel"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 347, (dated 17 December 1972), p. 426
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", pp. 366-7
