Elda

Elda was a Quenya adjective meaning "of the stars" which came to mean the noun Eldo, "one of the people of the Stars", later merged and became Elda (pl. Eldar, p.pl Eldali.)

Etymology

Common Eldarin eldâ, an adjectival formation meaning "connected or concerned with the stars" itself coming from an earlier Primitive Quendian eledâ from root ELED.

Other forms
  • poss. sg. eldava "Elf's"
  • gen. pl. eldaron "of Elves"
  • dative pl. eldain "for Elves"
  • poss. pl. Eldaiva, Eldaive "Elves'"
Cognates
Referencias

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