Quenya 

altáriel

feminine name. Galadriel

The Quenya name of Galadriel, an adaptation of the Telerin name Alatáriel (UT/266, PM/347). See the entry on Galadriel for further discussion of this name’s history, and ✶Ñ(g)alatā-rigelle for a discussion of the conceptual development of its etymology.

Changes

  • Altariel(le)Kaltariel(le) “woman crowned with radiance” ✧ PE17/050
  • altárielkaltáriel ✧ PE17/050

Cognates

  • T. Alatáriel “Galadriel” ✧ NM/353; PM/347; UT/266
  • S. Galadriel “Glittering-garland” ✧ PE17/050; PE17/169; PM/347; PMI/Galadriel; SA/kal; MR/182; NM/346

Derivations

  • T. Alatáriel “Galadriel” ✧ PM/347
    • Ñ(g)alatā-rigelle “maiden crowned with a garland of radiance” ✧ NM/353; NM/353; PE17/060
  • Ñ(g)alatā-rigelle “maiden crowned with a garland of radiance” ✧ MR/182; PE17/050; PE17/050

Derivatives

  • S. Galadriel “Glittering-garland” ✧ PM/347

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
alata“radiance, glittering reflection”
riel(lë)“garlanded maiden, maiden crowned with a festive garland”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
galata-rīg-elle > Altariellë[galatarīgelle] > [galtarīgelle] > [ɣaltarīɣelle] > [altarielle]✧ MR/182
galatā-rigellē̆ > altáriel[galatarīgelle] > [ɣalatārīgell] > [galtārīgell] > [ɣaltārīɣell] > [altāriell] > [altāriel]✧ PE17/050
alatā-rigellē̆ > Altariel(le)[galatārīgelle] > [galtārīgelle] > [ɣaltārīɣelle] > [altārielle]✧ PE17/050
alatā-rigellē̆ > altáriel[galatārīgelle] > [ɣaltārīɣelle] > [ɣaltārīɣelle] > [altārielle]✧ PE17/050

Variations

  • Altariellë ✧ MR/182; MRI/Altariellë
  • Alatáriel ✧ NM/346
  • Altariel(le) ✧ PE17/050 (Altariel(le)); PE17/050; PE17/169
  • altáriel ✧ PE17/050 (altáriel); PE17/050
  • Altariel ✧ PM/347; PMI/Galadriel
  • Al(a)táriel ✧ SA/kal; UTI/Al(a)táriel
Quenya [MR/182; MRI/Altariellë; NM/346; NM/353; PE17/050; PE17/084; PE17/169; PM/347; PMI/Galadriel; RGEO/58; SA/kal; UT/266; UTI/Al(a)táriel] Group: Eldamo. Published by

naltariel

feminine name. Galadriel

What the Quenya name of Altáriel (S. Galadriel) would have been if it had been coined in Quenya instead of adapted from Telerin (PM/347). This name is a compound of nalta “radiance, glittering reflection” and riel(lë) “garlanded maiden”. See S. Galadriel and ✶Ñ(g)alatā-rigelle for further discussion.

Cognates

  • S. Galadriel “Glittering-garland” ✧ PE17/059; PE17/060
  • T. Alatáriel “Galadriel” ✧ PE17/060

Derivations

Elements

WordGloss
nalta“radiance, glittering reflection”
riel(lë)“garlanded maiden, maiden crowned with a festive garland”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ñgal(a)tā-rig-el- > Ñaltariel[ŋgalatārīgel] > [ŋgaltārīgel] > [ŋgaltārīɣel] > [ŋaltārīɣel] > [ŋaltāriel] > [naltāriel]✧ PE17/060

Variations

  • Naldariel(lle) ✧ PE17/059
  • Ñaltariel ✧ PE17/060; PM/347
Quenya [PE17/059; PE17/060; PM/347] Group: Eldamo. Published by