Eldarin adj. derived from Elda: "Eldarin, Elvish" (Silm, ÉLED). Also in the longer form Eldarinwa (pl. Eldarinwë in VT47:14, in the title Eldarinwë leperi ar notessi, "The Eldarin fingers and numerals")
Quenya
-ya
elvish
quendya
noun. Elvish
Eldarin
eldarin, elvish
quenelya
adjective. of the Elves
lambelë
language
lambelë noun "Language" (especially with reference to phonology), *"phonetics" (VT39:15)
tengwië
language
#tengwië noun "language" in the compound mátengwië "language of the hands" (VT47:9). Compare tengwë, tengwesta.
Quenderin
noun. Quendian
Quendian, name of all Elf-tongues
Quenderin
adjective. Quendian
Quendian
Quenderinwa
adjective. Quendian
Quendian
quenelya†
adjective. Quendian
Quendian
tengwelë
language
tengwelë noun "Language" (in all its aspects), a general word for the grouping and composing of tengwi (linguistic "signs", phonemes) into a linguistic system (VT39:16)
quenya
noun. Elvish, High-elven, Elf-latin, †speech, Elvish, High-elven, Elf-latin, †speech; [ᴹQ.] belonging to the Qendi, Quendian
Cognates
- Van. Quendya “Quendian language” ✧ WJ/361; WJ/373; WJI/Quenya
Derivations
Element in
- Q. coirëa quenya “living speech” ✧ PM/399
- Q. Quenyarin “*of Quenya” ✧ PMI/Quenya
- Q. queta Quenya “speak Quenya” ✧ PE17/137; PE17/138
- Q. quetë Quenya “*speaks Quenya” ✧ PE17/138
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶kwenyā > quenyā [kwenjā] > [kwenja] ✧ PE17/137 ✶kwend(i)ja > Quendya [kwendja] > [kwenja] ✧ PE17/138 √KWEN > quenya [kwenja] ✧ PE19/093 √quen- > Quenya [kwenja] ✧ SA/quen ✶kwendjā > Quendya > Quenya [kwendja] > [kwenja] ✧ WJ/360 ✶kwendjā > Quenya [kwendja] > [kwenja] ✧ WJ/393 Variations
- quenyā ✧ PE17/137
- Quendya ✧ PE17/138
- kwenya ✧ PE19/093
- quenya ✧ PE19/093; PM/399
Quenderin
quendian, belonging to the elves as a whole
Quenderin adj."Quendian, belonging to the Elves as a whole" (a learned word) (WJ:407). The phrase quenderinwë coar "Elvish bodies" (PE17:175) presupposes a longer form *quenderinwa, here attested in the pl.
tengwestië
language
tengwestië noun "Language" as abstract or phenomenon (WJ:394)
-ya (5) adjectival ending, as in the word Quenya "Elvish" itself; when added to a verbal stem it may derive a kind of short active participle, as in melumatya "honey-eating" (mat- "eat"), saucarya "evil-doing" (car- "do"). (PE17:68)