rea

adjective. single

rëa

adjective. single

Derivations

• ✶rē “single item take out of a (long) series” ✧ PE22/158
  • √ER “one, single, alone, one, single, alone; [ᴹ√] be alone, deprived; [ᴱ√] remain alone” ✧ PE22/158

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶rē > rëa	[rea]	✧ PE22/158

eressëa

lonely

eressëa adj. "lonely" (ERE, LT1:269), "solitary" (cf. Letters:386). Eressëa place-name "Lonely (One)", often used by itself for Tol Eressëa, the Lonely Isle (Silm) or Solitary Isle (Letters:386, footnote)

eressëa

adjective. lonely

Element in

• Q. Eressëa “Lonely (Isle)”
• Q. Tol Eressëa “Lonely Isle”

Variations

• erEssëa ✧ LotR/1116

erya

single, sole

erya adj. "single, sole" (ERE)

erinqua

single, alone

erinqua adj. "single, alone" (VT42:10)

ereb

adjective. isolated, lonely

ereb

adjective. single, alone, lonely, single, alone, lonely, [N.] isolated

Cognates

• Q. erinqua “single, alone” ✧ VT42/10

Derivations

• ✶erikwa “single, alone” ✧ VT42/10

Element in

• S. Amon Ereb “Lonely Hill” ✧ SA/er
• S. Bar Erib “*House of the Lonely Ones” ✧ UT/153
• S. Erebor “Lonely Mountain”

Elements

Word	Gloss
er	“one, alone”
-eb	“adjective suffix”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶erikwa > ereb	[erikwā] > [eripā] > [eripa] > [erepa] > [erep] > [ereb]	✧ VT42/10

Variations

• Ereb ✧ SA/er

er

adjective. single

erui

adjective. single, alone

The proper word for first in Sindarin was minui

erui

adjective. first (incorrect use by the Gondorians)

The proper word for first in Sindarin was minui

air

adjective. lonely

Derivations

• ✶eryā “isolated, lonely” ✧ PE17/028; VT50/18
  • √ER “one, single, alone, one, single, alone; [ᴹ√] be alone, deprived; [ᴱ√] remain alone”

Element in

• S. i glinn hen agorer Edain mi Velerian, ach hí in Ellath îr ed epholar “*this song Men made in Beleriand, but now the Elves alone (?remember) it” ✧ VT50/18

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶eryā > eir > air	[erjā] > [erja] > [eria] > [eri] > [eir] > [air]	✧ PE17/028
✶eryā > erı̯a > erı̯ > irı̯ > îr	[erja] > [erja] > [eria] > [eri] > [iri] > [ir] > [īr]	✧ VT50/18

Variations

• îr ✧ VT50/18; VT50/18

minai

adjective. single, distinct, unique

ereb

lonely

ereb (isolated), pl. erib

ereb

lonely

(isolated), pl. erib

ereb

isolated

1) ereb (lonely), pl. erib, 2) mîn (lenited vîn; no distinct pl. form) (first, towering). Note: homophones include the noun ”peak” and the numeral ”one”.

ereb

isolated

(lonely), pl. erib

er

single

1) er (pl. ir) (VT48:6), 2)

er

single

(pl. ir) (VT48:6)

erui

single

erui (first, alone). No distinct pl. form. 3) minai (distinct, unique), lenited vinai; pl. mini

erui

single

(first, alone). No distinct pl. form. 3) minai (distinct, unique), lenited vinai; pl. mini**

mîn

isolated

(lenited vîn; no distinct pl. form) (first, towering). Note: homophones include the noun ”peak” and the numeral ”one”.

ereb

adjective. isolated, lonely

ereb

adjective. isolated

Derivations

• ᴹ✶erekwa “isolated” ✧ Ety/ERE

Element in

• N. Amon Ereb “Lonely Hill” ✧ Ety/ERE
• N. Erebor “Lonely Mountain”
• N. Dolereb “Lonely Mt.”
• N. Erebras “Lonely Mountain” ✧ Ety/ERE
• N. Toll-ereb “*Lonely Isle” ✧ Ety/TOL²

Elements

Word	Gloss
er	“one, alone”
-eb	“adjective suffix”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶ereqa > ereb	[erekwa] > [erepa] > [erep] > [ereb]	✧ Ety/ERE

minei

adjective. single, distinct, unique