airë

eternity

[airë (3) noun "eternity" (EY, VT45:13)]

aira

eternal

[aira (4) adj. "eternal" (EY, VT45:13). Changed by Tolkien to oira.]

oialëa

eternal

oialëa adj. "eternal" (PE17:59)

oialëa

adjective. eternal

Elements

Word	Gloss
oialë	“forever; everlastingly, eternally, in eternity, forever; everlastingly, eternally, in eternity; [ᴹQ.] everlasting age”
-a	“adjectival suffix”

oira

eternal

oira adj. "eternal" (OY)

íra

eternal

[íra adj. "eternal" (GEY, VT45:13; changed by Tolkien to oira, see OY)]

írë

eternal

[írë] (3) noun "eternal" (read "eternity", as suggested by Christopher Tolkien, but the word was in any case changed to oirë)(GEY, VT45:13)

uir

eternity

uir

uir

eternity

uireb

eternal

uireb (pl. uirib), also ui (everlasting); no distinct pl. form. Also used as adverb ”ever, always”.

uireb

eternal

(pl. uirib), also ui (everlasting); no distinct pl. form. Also used as adverb ”ever, always”.

guir

noun. eternity

Derivations

• ᴹ√GEY “ever, everlasting” ✧ Ety/GEY

Element in

• N. guireb “eternal” ✧ Ety/GEY (guireb)

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√GEY > guir	[gejre] > [geire] > [goire] > [guire] > [guir]	✧ Ety/GEY

uir

noun. eternity

uir

noun. eternity

Cognates

• ᴹQ. oire “everlasting (?age), everlasting age” ✧ Ety/OY
• ᴹQ. íre “eternal, eternity?” ✧ Ety/EY

Derivations

• ᴹ√GEY “ever, everlasting” ✧ Ety/EY
• ᴹ√OY “ever, eternal” ✧ Ety/OY

Element in

• ᴺS. anuir “forever, everlastingly, eternally, in eternity”
• S. Aranuir
• N. uireb “eternal” ✧ Ety/EY (uireb); Ety/OY

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√EY > uir	[ejre] > [eire] > [oire] > [uire] > [uir]	✧ Ety/EY
ᴹ√OY > uir	[ojre] > [oire] > [uire] > [uir]	✧ Ety/OY

guireb

adjective. eternal

Elements

Word	Gloss
guir	“eternity”
-eb	“adjective suffix”

uireb

adjective. eternal

uireb

adjective. eternal

Cognates

• ᴹQ. oira “eternal” ✧ Ety/OY
• ᴹQ. íra “eternal” ✧ Ety/EY