Quenya 

hildi

followers

hildi, -hildi noun "followers" (used = mortal men, the Second-born of Ilúvatar) (KHIL) (also Hildor, q.v.). Dat. pl. hildin "for men", a dative pl. occurring in Fíriel's Song. Cf. hildinyar "my heirs", evidently *hildë, hildo "follower, heir" + -inya "my" + -r plural ending (EO)

Sindarin 

echil

collective name. Followers

Sindarin equivalent of Q. Hildor “Followers” as a name for Men (WJ/219). It is clearly derived from the same root √KHIL, but otherwise its etymology is unclear. Another Sindarin term with a similar meaning is Aphadon.

Cognates

  • Q. Hildor “Men, Aftercomers, (lit.) Followers” ✧ WJ/219; WJI/Echil; WJ/219; WJI/Hildor
Sindarin [WJ/219; WJI/Echil; WJI/Hildor] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Qenya 

hildi

collective name. Mortal Men, (lit.) Followers

Changes

  • HildiHildor ✧ WJ/219
  • HildiHildor ✧ WJI/Hildor

Derivations

  • ᴹ√KHIL “follow” ✧ Ety/KHIL; EtyAC/TĀ

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√KHIL > hildi[kʰildi] > [xildi] > [hildi]✧ Ety/KHIL
ᴹ√KHIL > χild[kʰild] > [xild] > [hild]✧ EtyAC/TĀ

Variations

  • hildi ✧ Ety/KHIL
  • χild ✧ EtyAC/TĀ (χild)
Qenya [Ety/KHIL; EtyAC/TĀ; LR/072; LR/245; LRI/Hildi; SD/401; SDI2/Hildi; TII/Hildi; WJ/219; WJI/Hildor] Group: Eldamo. Published by