Quenya 

oialëa

eternal

oialëa adj. "eternal" (PE17:59)

oialëa

adjective. eternal

Elements

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

oira

eternal

oira adj. "eternal" (OY)

aira

eternal

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

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)

Sindarin 

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”.

Noldorin 

uireb

adjective. eternal

Noldorin [Ety/379] Group: SINDICT. Published by

uireb

adjective. eternal

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. oira “eternal” ✧ Ety/OY
  • ᴹQ. íra “eternal” ✧ Ety/EY
Noldorin [Ety/EY; Ety/OY] Group: Eldamo. Published by

guireb

adjective. eternal

Elements

WordGloss
guir“eternity”
-eb“adjective suffix”
Noldorin [Ety/GEY; EtyAC/GEY] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Qenya 

oira

adjective. eternal

Cognates

  • N. uireb “eternal” ✧ Ety/OY

Derivations

  • ᴹ√OY “ever, eternal” ✧ Ety/OY

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√OY > oira[oira]✧ Ety/OY

íra

adjective. eternal

Changes

  • airaīra “eternal” ✧ EtyAC/EY

Cognates

  • N. uireb “eternal” ✧ Ety/EY

Derivations

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

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√EY > aira[eira] > [aira]✧ Ety/EY
ᴹ√GEY > íra[geira] > [ɣeira] > [ɣīra] > [īra]✧ Ety/GEY

Variations

  • aira ✧ Ety/EY (aira)
  • īra ✧ EtyAC/EY (īra)
Qenya [Ety/EY; Ety/GEY; EtyAC/EY] Group: Eldamo. Published by