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).
Quenya
nelyar
proper name. Thirds (original clan name of the Teleri)
Elements
Word Gloss nelya “third”
nelya
third
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
Elements
Word Gloss neldë “three, three; [ᴱQ.] four” -ëa “ordinal suffix” Variations
- neldea ✧ VT42/25
An ancient name for the Teleri as the third tribe of Elves (WJ/380). It is simply the archaic adjective †nelya “third” used as a plural noun.