ᴹQ. Elda n. “Elf” (Category: Elf, Fairy)

References ✧ Ety/ELED; EtyAC/EDE; LR/72, 169, 181, 197, 212, 218; LRI/Eldar; PE18/24; PE21/57; PE22/124-125; PE23/83, 99, 105-106; SD/401; SDI2/Eldar, Eledâi, Nimrî; SMI/Eldar; VT27/7

Glosses

• “Elf” ✧ PE23/105
• “firstborn” ✧ EtyAC/EDE (eleda)
• “Star-folk, Elf” ✧ Ety/ELED
• “‘departed’ Elf” ✧ Ety/ELED (Elda)

Variations

• Elda ✧ Ety/ELED; PE23/105; Ety/ELED (Elda)
• eleda ✧ EtyAC/EDE

Changes

• Elda “‘departed’ Elf” >> Elda “Star-folk, Elf” ✧ Ety/ELED
• Eldar “those that departed” >> Eldar “Star-folk” ✧ LR/169
• Eldar “Departing” >> Eldar “Star-folk” ✧ LR/218
• Eldar “Elves” >> Eldar “(the) elves” ✧ PE21/57
• Eldali “the Elves, the whole Elda-race” >> Eldali “some (many) Elves, (some[?]) elves” ✧ PE21/57

Inflections

Eldallo	ablative	“from ... Elf”	✧ PE23/105
Eldain	dative plural	“for Elves”	✧ LR/72
Eldain	dative plural		✧ LRI/Eldar
eldain	dative plural	“for Elves”	✧ LR/72; LR/72
Eldat	dual	“2 Elves”	✧ PE23/83
Eldaron	genitive plural	“(of the) Elves”	✧ PE23/106
Eldali	partitive-plural	“the Elves, the whole Elda-race”	✧ PE21/57
Eldali	partitive-plural	“some (many) Elves, (some[?]) elves”	✧ PE21/57
Eldali	partitive-plural	“Elves, some Elves, several Elves”	✧ PE23/106
Eldalin	partitive-plural	“(some) Elves”	✧ PE22/124
Eldar	plural	“those that departed”	✧ LR/169
Eldar	plural	“Star-folk”	✧ LR/169; LR/212; LR/218
Eldar	plural	“those that departed”	✧ LR/181
Eldar	plural	“The Departing”	✧ LR/197
Eldar	plural	“Departing”	✧ LR/218
Eldar	plural		✧ LRI/Eldar; PE18/24; PE23/106; SDI2/Eldar; SDI2/Eledâi; SDI2/Nimrî; SMI/Eldar
Eldar	plural	“Elves”	✧ PE21/57
Eldar	plural	“(the) elves”	✧ PE21/57
Eldar	plural	“Elves”	✧ PE22/124; PE22/125; PE23/99; SD/401; VT27/7

Element In

• ᴹQ. Eldahar
• ᴹQ. Eldakan “Elf-bold”
• ᴹQ. Eldakar “Elfhelm”
• ᴹQ. Eldamar “Elvenhome” ✧ Ety/ELED
• ᴹQ. Eldamir “Elfstone”
• ᴹQ. Eldanor “Elfland”
• ᴹQ. Eldanyáre “History of the Elves”
• ᴹQ. Eldavel “Elfwold”
• ᴹQ. Esselda “*First-elf”
• ᴹQ. Laiqeldar “Green-elves”
• ᴹQ. Moreldar “Dark-elves”
• ᴹQ. Naneldar “Danian Elves”
• ᴹQ. Pereldar “Half-eldar”
• ᴹQ. Veaneldar “Sea-elves”
• ᴹQ. andalúme Eldar oianer Valinoresse, masse oiar sí “for a long while the Elves lived in Valinor, where are they/do they live now?” ✧ PE22/125
• ᴹQ. Eldalie “People of the Elves, Elf-folk” ✧ Ety/ELED
• ᴹQ. Eldallo·ma “from a certain Elf” ✧ PE23/105
• ᴹQ. Elda·ma “a certain Elf” ✧ PE23/105
• ᴹQ. Eldar alphírimar “Elves are Immortals” ✧ PE22/124
• ᴹQ. Eldar Alphírimor “Elves are Immortals” ✧ PE22/124
• ᴹQ. Eldar ando kakainen loralyar Koivienenissen “the Elves were long lying asleep at Koivienéni” ✧ VT27/7
• ᴹQ. Eldarin “of the Elves, Elvish” ✧ Ety/ELED
• ᴹQ. Eldat karitsa “*2 Elves make it” ✧ PE23/83
• ᴹQ. Eldat karnet “2 Elves made [something]” ✧ PE23/83
• ᴹQ. Eldat karnette “2 Elves made it” ✧ PE23/83
• ᴹQ. en kárielto eldain Isil, hildin Úr-anar; toi írimar “for Elves they made the Moon, but for Men the red Sun; which are beautiful” ✧ LR/72; LR/72
• ᴹQ. hrīmar Eldar “*very numerous Elves” ✧ PE23/106
• ᴹQ. hrimi Eldaron “a great many (of the) Elves” ✧ PE23/106
• ᴹQ. Ilu Ilúvatar en káre eldain a fírimoin “the Father made the World for Elves and Mortals” ✧ LR/72
• ᴹQ. intin Eldalin “they (are or were) (some) Elves” ✧ PE22/124
• ᴹQ. man umma Eldar “are there any Elves (do such folk exist)?” ✧ PE23/99

Cognates

• Ad. Nimir “Elf, (lit.) Shining One” ✧ SDI2/Nimrî (Nimrî)
• Dan. Edel “Elf” ✧ Ety/ELED (Elda); Ety/ELED
• Ilk. Eld “Star-folk, Elf” ✧ Ety/ELED (Eld)
• Ilk. Egla “Star-folk, Elf” ✧ Ety/ELED
• N. Eledh “Star-folk, Elf” ✧ Ety/ELED (eledh); Ety/ELED

Derivations

• < ᴹ√ELED “Star-Folk, Elves” ✧ Ety/ELED (ÉLED)
• < #ᴹ✶eledā “Star-folk, Elf” ✧ SD/401 (Eledāi); SDI2/Eledâi (Eledâi)
  • < ᴹ√ELED “Star-Folk, Elves”
• < ᴹ✶edēlā “firstborn, eldest” ✧ EtyAC/EDE (edela)
  • < ᴹ√EDE(L) “precede, come forward, hence” ✧ EtyAC/EDE (EDEL); EtyAC/EDE (EDEL)
• < ᴹ√LED “go, fare, travel” ✧ Ety/ELED (ELED)

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√ELED > Elda	[eleda] > [elda]	✧ Ety/ELED
ᴹ√ÉLED > Elda	[eleda] > [elda]	✧ Ety/ELED
ᴹ✶edela > eleda	[edela] ? [eleda]	✧ EtyAC/EDE

ᴱQ. Elda n. “Elf; beach-fay” (Category: Elf, Fairy)

References ✧ GG/13; GL/32; LBI/Eldar; LT1/114, 235; LT1A/Eldamar, Eldar; LT1I/Eldar; LT2A/Eglamar; LT2I/Eldar; PE13/99, 155; PE14/9, 47, 50, 79, 83-84, 107; PE15/23, 61-62, 71; QL/35, 43; WJI/Egla

Glosses

• “a beach-fay” ✧ LT1A/Eldar; QL/35
• “Elf” ✧ PE15/71

Variations

• elda ✧ GG/13; GL/32; LT1/235; LT1A/Eldamar; LT1A/Eldar; LT1I/Eldar; LT2A/Eglamar; PE13/155; PE14/107; PE15/62; PE15/71; QL/35; WJI/Egla

Related

• elda “a beach-fay” is one of the Solosimpe “Shore Piper” ✧ QL/35

Inflections

eldalluva	ablative adjectival	“from the elves”	✧ PE14/47; PE14/79
eldalillo(r)	ablative plural		✧ PE14/47
†eldalillo(r)	ablative plural		✧ PE14/79
eldallor	ablative plural	“from the elves”	✧ PE14/47; PE14/79
Eldalin	accusative plural	“Elves”	✧ PE14/84
Eldalion	genitive plural	“of ... elves”	✧ PE14/83
eldalion	genitive plural	“elves”	✧ PE14/50
ELDAR	plural	“elves”	✧ PE13/99
Eldar	plural		✧ LBI/Eldar; LT1/114; LT1/235; LT1A/Eldar; LT2I/Eldar; PE15/23; QL/43
Eldar	plural	“Elves”	✧ LT1I/Eldar; PE15/61; PE15/62
Eldar	plural	“Elves or fairies”	✧ PE14/9
elda(li)	plural	“elves”	✧ PE14/50; PE14/83
eldali	plural	“elves”	✧ PE14/83

Element In

• ᴱQ. Eldairon “Ælfwine”
• ᴱQ. Eldalie “People of the Elves, Elf-folk” ✧ PE15/62
• ᴱQ. eldaqet “language of the Eldar” ✧ QL/35
• ᴱQ. Eldarissa “Language of the Eldar” ✧ QL/35
• ᴱQ. Eldaros “Elfhome”
• ᴱQ. Kaukaeldar “False-fairies”
• ᴱQ. Koreldar “Elves of Kôr”
• ᴱQ. Eldamar “Elfhome, Elfland” ✧ LT1A/Eldamar; PE15/71; QL/35
• ᴱQ. eldanyanda “*fairy tale” ✧ QL/35
• ᴱQ. Eldarien “Elfinesse” ✧ PE15/61; PE15/71 (eldarinan)
• ᴱQ. Eldarin “Elfin” ✧ PE15/71
• ᴱQ. Eldar yan Indi “*Elves and Men” ✧ QL/43
• ᴱQ. eldasilqe “maidenhair fern, (lit.) elf tress” ✧ QL/35
• ᴱQ. i·Eldar tulier “the Eldar have come” ✧ LT1/114
• ᴱQ. i·ner eldalluva “the man from the elves” ✧ PE14/47; PE14/79
• ᴱQ. (i·)yúyo elda(li) “*two elves” ✧ PE14/50
• ᴱQ. i·yúyo elda(li) “*the two elves” ✧ PE14/83
• ᴱQ. i·yúyo n·Eldalion “*the two elves” ✧ PE14/84
• ᴱQ. keën Eldalin “the ten Elves (accusative pl.)” ✧ PE14/84
• ᴱQ. minqe elda(li) “eleven elves” ✧ PE14/83
• ᴱQ. minqe laiqe eldali “eleven green elves” ✧ PE14/83
• ᴱQ. yúyo n·Eldalion “two (of the) elves” ✧ PE14/83
• ᴱQ. yúyo n·eldalion “two of the elves” ✧ PE14/50

Cognates

• ᴱN. Uidhel “elf, fairy” ✧ PE13/155; PE15/61 (Idhil); PE15/62 (Īðel)
• ᴱT. Illa ✧ PE13/155
• G. Egla “fairy, (lit.) being from outside” ✧ GG/13; GL/32; LT1A/Eldamar; LT1A/Eldar; LT2A/Eglamar; PE14/9 (Eglath); PE15/23; WJI/Egla

Derivations

• < ᴱ✶Eid(e)lā ✧ PE13/155; PE15/62 (ĕlðā)