túra adj. "big, great" (PE17:115), related to words for power and apparently referring to a more abstract greatness than words like haura "huge". Cf. taura, túrëa. Apparently initial element of Túrosto.
Quenya
velicë
great
túra
big, great
túra
adjective. big, great, great, big
@@@ is at odds with the other meanings of this root, which generally have to do with mastery, conquest and non-physical power
Derivations
- √TUR “dominate, master, conquer; power [over others], mastery (legitimate or illegitimate), control (of other wills); strong, mighty in power, dominate, master, conquer; power [over others], mastery (legitimate or illegitimate), control (of other wills); strong, mighty in power; [ᴹ√] victory; [ᴱ√] am strong” ✧ PE17/115
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √TUR > tūra [tūra] ✧ PE17/115 Variations
- tūra ✧ PE17/115
velca
adjective. large, great, big
Cognates
- S. beleg “great, mighty; large, big, great, mighty; large, big, [ᴱN.] huge” ✧ PE17/115
Derivations
Variations
velka✧ PE17/115 (velka)velke✧ PE17/115 (velke)
alta
large, great in size
alta (1) adj. *"large, great in size" (root meaning)(ÁLAT). Alat- in Alatairë, q.v.
úra
large
úra (2) adj. "large" (UR), probably obsoleted by #1 above
-on
suffix. augmentative, great
Element in
alat-
large, great in size
alat- prefix "large, great in size". (ÁLAT, cf. VT45:5). In Alatairë.
melehta
mighty
melehta adj. "mighty" (PE17:115), cf. meletya
melehta
adjective. mighty
An adjective for “mighty” derived from the root √MBELEK in a page of notes having to do with “large & small” words, probably from the late 1960s (PE17/115), apparently from the primitive form ✱✶mbelektā (with [kt] > [ht]). A variant form meletya appears with the 2nd-plural possessive suffix -lda as Meletyalda “your mighty” in the Quendi and Eldar essay of 1959-60 (WJ/369), likely from the primitive form ✱✶mbelekya (with [kj] > [tj]). This variant form has a more typical primitive adjective suffix ✶-ya, but is inconsistent with the attested Sindarin cognate S. belaith, so I’d stick with melehta for purposes of Neo-Quenya.
Cognates
- S. belaith “mighty” ✧ PE17/115
Derivations
Element in
- Q. Aran Meletyalda “king your mighty” ✧ WJ/369
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √mbelek > melehta [mbelekta] > [melekta] > [melexta] ✧ PE17/115
meletya
mighty
#meletya adj. "mighty", isolated from meletyalda adjective with suffix "your mighty" = "your majesty" (see -lda; meletya = *"mighty"). In full Aran Meletyalda "king your mighty" = "your majesty" (WJ:369). Compare melehta.
meletya
adjective. mighty
polda
big
polda adj. "big" (PE17:115), "strong, burly" (POL/POLOD)
polda
adjective. big, big; [ᴹQ.] strong, burly; [ᴱQ.] mighty, powerful
Derivations
- √POL “can, have physical power and ability; large, big (strong); pound up, break up small, reduce to powder, can, have physical power and ability; large, big (strong); [ᴹ√] physically strong, [ᴱ√] have stength; [√] pound up, break up small, reduce to powder” ✧ PE17/115
Derivatives
- ᴺQ. poldavë “strongly”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √pol > polda [polna] > [polda] ✧ PE17/115 Variations
- polya ✧ PE17/115 (
polya)
landa
wide
landa (2) adj. "wide" (LAD). Maybe in landatavárë = *"wide-wood"? (TI:415)
otos
cardinal. seven
otso
cardinal. seven
otso cardinal "seven" (SA:sîr, OT/OTOS/OTOK, VT48:6); otsëa ordinal "seventh" (VT42:25)
otso
cardinal. seven
Changes
otso→ otos ✧ PE17/095oxo→ otso ✧ VT47/42Cognates
Derivations
- √OTOS/OTOK “seven” ✧ VT47/42; VT47/42; VT47/42
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √otok > osko [otoko] > [otko] > [oθko] > [osko] ✧ VT47/42 √otok > otko > osko > oxo [otoko] > [otko] > [oθko] > [osko] > [okso] ✧ VT47/42 √otos > otso [otso] ✧ VT47/42 Variations
- otos ✧ PE17/095
- osko ✧ VT47/42
- oxo ✧ VT47/42 (
oxo)
yanda
wide
yanda adj. "wide" (PE17:115); variant of yána #1, q.v.
yanda
adjective. wide
Cognates
- S. iand “wide” ✧ PE17/115
-úmë
large
-úmë (3) suffix "large" (of quantity)", as in liyúmë "host" (VT48:32)
nerdo
large, strong man
nerdo noun "large, strong man" (compare nér) (VT47:33)
osco
cardinal. seven
palla
wide, expansive
palla adj. "wide, expansive" (PAL)
taura
mighty, masterful
taura adj. "mighty, masterful" (TUR, PE17:115), "very mighty, vast, of unmeasured might or size" (VT39:10). Cf. túrëa.
yonda
wide, roomy, extensive
yonda adj."wide, roomy, extensive" (PE17:43), also (as alternative form of yonna) glossed "enclosed", with the latter meaning perhaps intended as the passive participle of the verb yor-
pol
large, big (strong)
pol (2) adj. "large, big (strong)". Since this would be the sole example of a monosyllabic Quenya adjective, it may be that Tolkien is here citing the root POL rather than a complete word. Cf. polda.
velicë ("k") adj. "great" _(LT1:254; probably not valid in Tolkien's later Quenya; in the context of the Etymologies it would have to be derived from _BEL, but it is stated that this stem was "not found in Q". Perhaps Tolkien rejected velicë because it was too similar to the Russian word that clearly inspired it.)