cectelë

fountain

cectelë ("k")noun "fountain" (LT1:257, LT2:338. In LotR-style Quenya rather ehtelë.)

celure

noun. fountain

ectelë

fountain

ectelë _("k")noun"fountain", also cectelë ("k")(LT1:257, LT2:338; in LotR-style Quenya _ehtelë)

celu

stream

celu _("k")_noun "stream" (LT1:257; rather celumë in LotR-style Quenya)

ehtelë

issue of water, spring

ehtelë noun "issue of water, spring" (SA:kel-, KEL, ET). Compare "Qenya" ectelë ("k")"fountain" (LT1:257, LT2:338; in LotR-style Quenya ehtelë).

celumë

stream, flow

celumë ("k")noun "stream, flow" (KEL, LT1:257); locative pl. celumessen ("k") in Markirya (ëar-celumessen is translated "in the flowing sea", lit. *"in sea-streams").

eithel

noun. source, spring, well, source, spring, well, [N.] issue of water, fountain

A Sindarin noun for a source of water (RC/772). It appeared as an element in several names, such as Mitheithel, the Sindarin name for the river Hoarwell (LotR/200). From its glosses, it seems it could apply to a variety of water sources, including springs, wells and fountains (RC/772, SA/eithel, LR/301). It was derived from the primitive form ✶et-kelē, literally “✱out-flow”, but in ancient times the [tk] was transposed to [kt] giving ektelē (SA/kel; Ety/KEL). In Sindarin, this pair of voiceless stops became spirants [xθ], and then the [[s|[x] vocalized to [i]]] to form the diphthong [ei].

Conceptual Development: In the Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s, there were two distinct precursors to this word, G. aithl “spring” (GL/18) and G. {ecthel >>} ectheluin “fountain, fount” (GL/31) or ecthelin (GL/25); the latter’s form was ecthel in various name lists form this period (PE13/104; PE15/23). In Early Noldorin Word-lists from the 1920s, there was an additional form ᴱN. eithlos “fountain” with several variants (PE13/142, 158); ᴱN. aithl “spring, fount, source” also reappeared (PE13/136, 158). In The Etymologies from the 1930s, these two forms seem to have merged into N. eithel “spring, issue of water” (Ety/KEL), and this is the source of derivation given above. All of the earlier forms seem to broadly have the same etymology, and so the changes represent the evolving phonetic development of the languages.

Cognates

• Q. ehtelë “spring, issue of water” ✧ SA/kel

Derivations

• ✶et-kelē “spring, issue of water” ✧ SA/kel

Element in

• S. Barad Eithel “Tower of the Well” ✧ SA/eithel
• ᴺS. eithela- “to spring, well forth, *issue forth”
• S. Eithel Ivrin “Ivrin’s Well” ✧ SA/eithel
• S. Eithel Sirion “Well of Sirion” ✧ SA/eithel
• S. Mitheithel “Hoarwell, (lit.) Grey Spring” ✧ RC/772; SA/eithel

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶et-kelē > eithel	[ektele] > [ektʰele] > [exθele] > [eiθele] > [eiθel]	✧ SA/kel

sîr

stream

_ n. _stream. >> Nanduhirion

rant

stream

(watercourse, water-channel, lode, vein), pl. raint (idh raint), coll. pl. rannath.

nên

stream

(water, lake, pool, waterland), construct nen, pl. nîn

celeth

stream

(noun) 1) celeth (i geleth, o cheleth), pl. celith (i chelith), 2) sirith (i hirith, o sirith) (flowing), no distinct pl. except with article (i sirith), 3) nên (water, lake, pool, waterland), construct nen, pl. nîn, 4) rant (watercourse, water-channel, lode, vein), pl. raint (idh raint), coll. pl. rannath.

celeth

stream

(i geleth, o cheleth), pl. celith (i chelith)

sirith

stream

(i hirith, o sirith) (flowing), no distinct pl. except with article (i sirith)

eithel

issue of water

eithel (spring, well), pl. eithil

eithel

issue of water

eithel (spring, well, source), pl. eithil.

eithel

issue of water

(spring, well), pl. eithil

sīru

noun. stream

Derivations

• √SIR “flow”

Variations

• sīrŭ ✧ PE21/80

eithel

noun. issue of water, spring, well, fountain

Cognates

• ᴹQ. ehtele “spring, issue of water” ✧ Ety/KEL

Derivations

• ᴹ✶ektele “spring, issue of water” ✧ Ety/KEL
  • ᴹ✶et-kelē “spring, issue of water” ✧ Ety/KEL

Element in

• N. Ivrineithil “Ivrin’s Well”
• N. Eithel Nínui “Fountain of Tinúviel” ✧ LR/301
• N. Eithel Sirion “Sirion’s Well”
• N. Mitheithel “Hoarwell”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶ektele > eithel	[ektele] > [ektʰele] > [exθele] > [eiθele] > [eiθel]	✧ Ety/KEL

Variations

• Eithel ✧ LR/301