ᴱQ. Silmarinko (Silmarinku-) pn. “the Orbéd Moon”

⚠️ᴱQ. Silmarinco (Silmarincu-), pn. “the Orbéd Moon”

A Qenya name for Moon in the Qenya Lexicon and Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa from the 1910s (QL/83; PME/83), a combination of silma “ray of moonlight” an rinko “orb”. It also appeared in the reduced form Silmarint, where after the loss of the final vowel the final [k] became [t]. Another variant Silmarindo also appeared, of less clear origin.

References ✧ GL/67; PME/83; QL/83

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Variations

Inflections

Silmarinko- stem ✧ QL/83
Silmarinku- stem ✧ QL/83

Elements

silma “ray of moonlight” ✧ QL/83
rinko “disc, orb, circle” ✧ QL/83

Cognates