Quenya 

nelya

third

nelya adj. "third" (VT42:25; also neldëa). Pl. Nelyar "Thirds", the original name of the Teleri (or rather the direct Quenya descendant of the original Primitive Quendian name) (WJ:380).

nelya

ordinal. third

Element in

  • Q. Nelyafinwë “Finwë third”
  • Q. Nelyar “Thirds (original clan name of the Teleri)”

neldëa

third

neldëa ordinal "third" (VT42:25); also nelya. Cf. neldë.

neldëa

ordinal. third

Cognates

  • S. nelui “third” ✧ VT42/25
  • T. nelya “third” ✧ VT42/25

Elements

WordGloss
neldë“three, three; [ᴱQ.] four”
-ëa“ordinal suffix”

Variations

  • neldea ✧ VT42/25

Sindarin 

nelui

ordinal. third

Sindarin [VT/42:25] Group: SINDICT. Published by

nelui

ordinal. third

Cognates

neil

ordinal. third

Sindarin [VT/42:25] Group: SINDICT. Published by

neleg

ordinal. third

Sindarin [VT/42:10] Group: SINDICT. Published by

nail

ordinal. third

Sindarin [VT/42:25] Group: SINDICT. Published by

nail

ordinal. third

Variations

  • neleg ✧ VT42/10 (neleg)
  • neil/nail ✧ VT42/25 (neil/nail)
Sindarin [VT42/10; VT42/25] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nail

third

nail, nelui

nail

third

nail, nelui.

nail

third

nelui

Telerin 

nelya

ordinal. third

Cognates


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Early Quenya

nelya

ordinal. third

Early Quenya [PE14/051; PE14/082] Group: Eldamo. Published by