S. #Teler pn. “Teleri”
The Sindarin equivalent of Q. Teler, used only by the people of Círdan and attested only in the plural forms Telir and Telerrim (PM/385). It may be that its singular form was not used.
Conceptual Development: In the Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s, the earliest form of this name was G. Tilith (GL/70), though at this stage the name referred to the first tribe instead of the third. In Early Noldorin notes from the 1920s, it became ᴱN. Tiledh, a reference to the sea-elves (PE13/154).
A similar term teleir appears in Notes on Names (NN) from 1957, where Tolkien indicated that it was used “as a general term distinguishing Sindar (and usually also Nandor) from either the Noldor and the Dark-elves” (PE17/139). The term teleir developed from the primitive adjective ✶teleryā, and appeared beside variants telerion and telerieth, probably male and female forms. These notes also included several plural forms: telir, teleriath and telerwaith.
References ✧ PE17/139; PM/385; PMI/Teleri
Variations
Inflections
| Telerrim | class-plural | ✧ PM/385; PMI/Teleri |
| teleriath | class-plural | ✧ PE17/139 |
| telerwaith | class-plural | ✧ PE17/139 |
| Telir | plural | ✧ PM/385; PMI/Teleri |
Cognates
ᴱN. Tiledh pn. “Sea-elf”
References ✧ PE13/154
Variations
Inflections
| Tiledhrim | class-plural | “sea-elves” | ✧ PE13/154 |
| Tilidh | plural | ✧ PE13/154 |
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Derivations
G. Tilith pn. “member of the first of the three tribes of Eldar”
References ✧ GL/32, 51, 70; LT1A/Teleri; PE13/99; PE14/9; PE15/8
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Inflections
| Tilthin | plural | ✧ GL/32; GL/51; GL/70; LT1A/Teleri; PE15/8 |
| telethlin(ion) | plural | ✧ PE13/99 |
| tilthin | plural | ✧ PE14/9 |
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