Q. elvëa adj. “starlike” (Category: Star)
An adjective meaning “starlike” (MC/223), appearing in its plural form elvië in the version of the Q. Markirya poem from the 1960s, in the phrase Q. rámainen elvië “on wings like stars” (MC/222). It is apparently a combination of archaic Q. †él “star” with an adjectival variant of Q. ve “like”.
References ✧ MC/222-223
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Variations
Inflections
| elvië | plural | “like stars” | ✧ MC/222 |
Elements
| †él | “star” |
| vëa¹ | “seeming, apparent” |
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