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'''Elenna''' ({{IPA|[eˈlenːa]}}) or '''Elenna-nórë''' ([[Quenya|Q]], pron. {{IPA|[eˌlenːa-ˈnoːre]}}) was a name said to mean '[[Númenor|Starwards]]', referring to the island on which the realm of [[Númenor]] was founded. | '''Elenna''' ({{IPA|[eˈlenːa]}}) or '''Elenna-nórë''' ([[Quenya|Q]], pron. {{IPA|[eˌlenːa-ˈnoːre]}}) was a name said to mean '[[Númenor|Starwards]]',<ref>{{S|Akallabeth}}</ref> referring to the island on which the realm of [[Númenor]] was founded.<ref>{{App|Numenor}}</ref> | ||
It was taken from the fact that the first [[Men]] to inhabit that island came to it by following the light of the [[Star of Eärendil]]. | It was taken from the fact that the first [[Men]] to inhabit that island came to it by following the light of the [[Star of Eärendil]]. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The word is actually the allative form of the [[Quenya]] word ''[[elen]]'' meaning "to (a) star". | The word is actually the allative form of the [[Quenya]] word ''[[elen]]'' meaning "to (a) star". | ||
The [[Adûnaic]] name was ''[[Gimlad]]'' | The [[Adûnaic]] name was ''[[Gimlad]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Quenya names]] | [[Category:Quenya names]] | ||
Revision as of 05:12, 25 February 2012
Elenna ([eˈlenːa]) or Elenna-nórë (Q, pron. [eˌlenːa-ˈnoːre]) was a name said to mean 'Starwards',[1] referring to the island on which the realm of Númenor was founded.[2]
It was taken from the fact that the first Men to inhabit that island came to it by following the light of the Star of Eärendil.
Etymology
The word is actually the allative form of the Quenya word elen meaning "to (a) star".
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Akallabêth: The Downfall of Númenor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Númenor"
