Eldamo : Primitive Elvish : eledā

✶eledā n. “star-folk, of the stars”

✶eledā n. “star-folk, of the stars”

References ✧ Let/281, 386; PE17/140-142; PE21/73, 77, 81; PE23/141; SA/êl; WJ/360, 364

Glosses

“an Elf” ✧ Let/281
“connected with or concerning the stars, star-folk” ✧ WJ/360 (eldā)
“elf” ✧ Let/386 (eled)
“of the stars” ✧ SA/êl (elda)

Variations

eledā ✧ Let/281; PE17/140; PE17/141; PE17/142; PE21/81
eled ✧ Let/386
eldā ✧ PE17/141; WJ/360
elda ✧ SA/êl

elenā “an Elf” is a variant of eledā “an Elf” ✧ Let/281

Inflections

eledā’ta	dual	“a couple of Elves”	✧ PE21/73
eledā’tta	dual		✧ PE21/73
eledāi	objective plural		✧ PE23/141
eldī	plural		✧ WJ/364
Eledāim	subjective plural	“the Elves”	✧ PE21/77
eledāim	subjective plural		✧ PE23/141
elda	suffix		✧ WJ/364

Elements

ēl

“star”

✧ WJ/360

Element In

✶eledāim orontēr “the Elves arose” ✧ PE21/77
Q. Elendil “Elf-friend, Star-lover” ✧ Let/386

Derivations

< √EL “lo, behold; star” ✧ Let/281

Derivatives

> AQ. #eldā “Elf” ✧ PE23/141; PE23/141
- > Q. Elda “Elf, (lit.) one of the Star-folk” ✧ PE23/141
  - ⇒ ᴺQ. ^eldafindë “maidenhair fern, (lit.) elf tress”
  - ⇒ Q. Amaneldi “*Elves of Aman”
    - ⇒ Q. Úmaneldi “*Elves not of Aman”
  - ⇒ Q. Eldacar “Elfhelm”
  - ⇒ Q. Elda-lambë “Language of the Eldar” ✧ WJ/369
  - ⇒ Q. Eldalië “People of the Elves, Elven-folk” ✧ WJ/374
    - ⇒ Q. Mindon Eldaliéva “Lofty Tower of the Eldalië” ✧ SI/Mindon Eldaliéva
  - ⇒ Q. Eldalondë “Haven of the Eldar”
  - ⇒ Q. Eldalótë “Elven-flower” ✧ PM/346
  - ⇒ Q. Eldamar “Elvenhome”
  - ⇒ Q. Eldameldor “Elf-friends, Elf-lovers”
  - ⇒ Q. Eldandil “Elf-friend”
  - ⇒ Q. Eldanna “*Elf-wards” ✧ UTI/Eldanna
  - ⇒ Q. Eldanor “Elvenland”
  - ⇒ Q. Eldanyárë “History of the Elves”
  - ⇒ Q. Eldarin “of the Eldar; Elvish (language)”
    - ⇒ 4 compounds
  - ⇒ Q. Eldarion “*Son of the Eldar”
  - ⇒ Q. Eldavehtë “a habitation, haunt or place occupied by Eldar” ✧ PE17/189
  - ⇒ Q. Elendil “Elf-friend, Star-lover”
    - ⇒ 5 compounds
  - ⇒ Q. Hecel “Elf who stayed in Beleriand”
    - ⇒ Q. Hecelmar “*Home of the Hecel” ✧ WJ/365
  - ⇒ Q. Oärel “Elf who left Middle-earth for Aman”
  - ⇒ Q. Pereldar “Half-elven”
  - ⇒ Q. Sindel “Grey-elf”
  - ⇒ Q. Tareldar “High-elves” ✧ SI/Eldar
  - ⇒ Q. vanimelda “beautiful and beloved, elven-fair” ✧ PE17/56; PE17/57
    - ⇒ Q. Vanimeldë
  - > S. †Ell “Elf” ✧ PE17/141
    - ⇒ [see above]
> Q. Elda “Elf, (lit.) one of the Star-folk” ✧ Let/281; PE17/141; PE23/141; SA/êl; WJ/362; WJ/364; WJ/364
- ⇒ ᴺQ. ^eldafindë “maidenhair fern, (lit.) elf tress”
- ⇒ Q. Amaneldi “*Elves of Aman”
  - ⇒ Q. Úmaneldi “*Elves not of Aman”
- ⇒ Q. Eldacar “Elfhelm”
- ⇒ Q. Elda-lambë “Language of the Eldar” ✧ WJ/369
- ⇒ Q. Eldalië “People of the Elves, Elven-folk” ✧ WJ/374
  - ⇒ Q. Mindon Eldaliéva “Lofty Tower of the Eldalië” ✧ SI/Mindon Eldaliéva
- ⇒ Q. Eldalondë “Haven of the Eldar”
- ⇒ Q. Eldalótë “Elven-flower” ✧ PM/346
- ⇒ Q. Eldamar “Elvenhome”
- ⇒ Q. Eldameldor “Elf-friends, Elf-lovers”
- ⇒ Q. Eldandil “Elf-friend”
- ⇒ Q. Eldanna “*Elf-wards” ✧ UTI/Eldanna
- ⇒ Q. Eldanor “Elvenland”
- ⇒ Q. Eldanyárë “History of the Elves”
- ⇒ Q. Eldarin “of the Eldar; Elvish (language)”
  - ⇒ 4 compounds
- ⇒ Q. Eldarion “*Son of the Eldar”
- ⇒ Q. Eldavehtë “a habitation, haunt or place occupied by Eldar” ✧ PE17/189
- ⇒ Q. Elendil “Elf-friend, Star-lover”
  - ⇒ 5 compounds
- ⇒ Q. Hecel “Elf who stayed in Beleriand”
  - ⇒ Q. Hecelmar “*Home of the Hecel” ✧ WJ/365
- ⇒ Q. Oärel “Elf who left Middle-earth for Aman”
- ⇒ Q. Pereldar “Half-elven”
- ⇒ Q. Sindel “Grey-elf”
- ⇒ Q. Tareldar “High-elves” ✧ SI/Eldar
- ⇒ Q. vanimelda “beautiful and beloved, elven-fair” ✧ PE17/56; PE17/57
  - ⇒ Q. Vanimeldë
- > S. †Ell “Elf” ✧ PE17/141
  - ⇒ [see above]
> S. †Eledh “Elf” ✧ Let/281; Let/281; PE17/140; PE17/141; PE17/142
- ⇒ 5 compounds
> S. †Ell “Elf” ✧ PE17/141; WJ/363
- ⇒ S. Aranel
- ⇒ S. Aredhel² “Noble Elf” ✧ PE17/141
- ⇒ S. Dúnedhel “West-Elf” ✧ PE17/141
- ⇒ S. Elladan “Elf-man” ✧ Let/281
- ⇒ S. Ellas “*Elf-maid” ✧ PE17/152
  - ⇒ S. Haudh-en-Ellas ✧ PE17/97; PE17/97
- > S. Elleth “Elf-maid” ✧ PE17/141; PE17/141; WJ/363
  - ⇒ S. Haudh-en-Elleth “Mound of the Elf-maid” ✧ PE17/141; S/216; UTI/Haudh-en-Elleth
- > S. Ellon “Elf-man” ✧ PE17/141; PE17/141; WJ/363
- ⇒ S. Elrohir “Elf-knight” ✧ Let/281
- ⇒ S. Elrond “Star-dome” ✧ Let/281
  - ⇒ S. Elrenniel “Arwen; *(lit.) Elrond-daughter”
  - ⇒ S. Elrondhel
- ⇒ S. Elros “Star-foam” ✧ Let/281
- ⇒ S. Elvellyn “Elf-friends, Elf-lovers” ✧ WJ/412
- ⇒ S. †Glinnel “*Singer-elf”
- ⇒ S. Laegel
- ⇒ S. Lindel “Nando”
- ⇒ S. Miniel “Vanyar”
> T. Ella “Elf” ✧ WJ/362
- ⇒ T. Ellálië “Elvenfolk” ✧ WJ/375

Ĕlĕdā	objective		✧ PE21/64
Eledālī	partitive-plural	“some elves”	✧ PE21/64
Eledâi	plural		✧ SD/358; SDI2/Eledâi
Eledāi	plural	“Elves”	✧ SD/401
Eldām	subjective plural	“Elves, the Elves”	✧ PE21/64
Eledām	subjective plural	“Elves, the Elves”	✧ PE21/64

EDE(L)	“precede, come forward, hence”	✧ EtyAC/NŌ (EDE)
NŌ/ONO	“beget”	✧ Ety/NŌ (NŌ)