Q. Atalantë pn. “Downfall(en)”
A Quenya name of Númenor after its fall into the sea (S/281), it is simply the noun atalantë “collapse, downfall” used as a name (MC/223).
Conceptual Development: The name ᴹQ. Atalante appeared in the earliest tales of the fall of Númenor (LR/11, 25), usually in this form though at least once appearing as Atalantie (Let/347). Its resemblance to the name Atlantis was intentional (Let/347), created as part of the background for Tolkien’s (unfinished) time-travel story about Atlantis: “The Lost Road” (LR/36-104).
References ✧ Let/347; LRI; PM/158; PMI; S/281; SI/Akallabêth, Atalantë
Glosses
Variations
Elements
| atalantë | “collapse, downfall” |
Cognates
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| √talat > Atalantie | [atalantie] | ✧ Let/347 |
| √TALAT > atalantë | [atalante] | ✧ PM/158 |
ᴹQ. Atalante pn. “Downfall(en)”
References ✧ Ety/DAT, TALÁT; LR/11, 14, 25, 47; LRI/Atalantë; PE18/35; SD/247, 249, 310, 375; SDI2/Akallabêth, Atalante
Glosses
Elements
| atalta- | “to collapse, fall in, fall down, slip down in ruin” | ||
| lanta- | “to fall” | ✧ Ety/DAT; Ety/TALÁT | |
| ᴹ√TALAT | “to slip or slide down, incline, slope, lean, tip, topple over” | ✧ Ety/TALÁT (TALÁT) | |
| ᴹ√DAT | “fall down” | ✧ Ety/TALÁT (LANT) | |
| ᴹ✶a-¹ | “complete” | ✧ Ety/TALÁT | |
| talta- | “to slope, slip (down), slide down, fall” | ✧ Ety/TALÁT; PE18/35 (talante) | |
Element In
Cognates
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ᴹ√talat > Atalante | [atalante] | ✧ SD/249 |