Eldamo : Quenya : telda

Q. telda adj. “last, final” (Category: Last)

Q. telda, adj. “last, final” (Category: Last): ᴱQ. telda “having a roof”

A word for “last, final” in the Quendi and Eldar essay (Q&E) from 1959-60 based on the root √TELE “close, end, come at the end” (WJ/411), so likely “last or final in a series”.

Reference ✧ WJ/411 ✧ “last, final”

telda “last, final” vs. métima “last, ultimate, final”

Element In

ᴺQ. !teldavë “finally”

Cognates

ᴺS. !tell “last, final (in a series)”

Derivations

< √TEL “close, end, complete, come to an end” ✧ WJ/411 (TELE)

Phonetic Developments

√TELE > telda

[telna] > [telda]

✧ WJ/411