Quenya 

Este

Estë

Estë is a Quenya name meaning "rest". The same Root, EZDE, also yielded her Sindarin name, Îdh (pron. [iːð]) and the Nandorin Eord.

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Sindarin 

îdh

feminine name. Estë, (lit.) Rest, Repose, Peace

Sindarin name for Q. Estë, it is simply îdh “rest” used as a name, a derivative of primitive ✶ezdē (PE19/92).

Conceptual Development: The name N. Îdh appeared in The Etymologies from the 1930s, with the same derivation (Ety/EZDĒ). It was first written as (rejected) Ēdh, perhaps representing some uncertainty on the [[on|vocalization of [z] before voiced stops]] in Noldorin.

Cognates

  • Q. Estë “Rest, Repose, Peace” ✧ PE19/092

Derivations

  • ezdē “rest” ✧ PE19/092
    • SED “rest” ✧ PE19/091; PE19/092; WJ/403

Elements

WordGloss
îdh“rest, repose, peace, tranquility”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
Ezdē > Íð[ezdē] > [ezde] > [ēde] > [ēðe] > [īðe] > [īð]✧ PE19/092

Variations

  • Íð ✧ PE19/092 (Íð)
Sindarin [PE19/092] Group: Eldamo. Published by

îdh

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