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''''' | '''''ëar''''' means "sea" in [[Quenya]].<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''ëar''</ref> When capitalized, '''''Eär''''' refers to the ''Great Sea'', i.e. [[Belegaer]]. | ||
Examples | ==Examples== | ||
* [[Eärendil]] = " | * ''[[Eärendil]]'' = "Sea-friend" | ||
* [[Eärwen]] = " | ** ''[[Eärnil I|Eärnil]]'' (contraction) | ||
* ''[[Eärendur (Lord of Andúnië)|Eärendur]]'' = "Sea-servant" | |||
** ''[[Eärnur]]'' (contraction) | |||
* ''[[Eärwen]]'' = "Sea-maiden" | |||
== | ==Congnate== | ||
*[[Sindarin]] ''[[aer]]'' | |||
{{references}} | |||
* ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'' by [[Ruth S. Noel]] | * ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'' by [[Ruth S. Noel]] | ||
* [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge | * [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge Fauskanger]] | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ear}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Ear}} | ||
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[[Category:Quenya nouns]] | [[Category:Quenya nouns]] | ||
Revision as of 19:26, 3 August 2020
ëar means "sea" in Quenya.[1] When capitalized, Eär refers to the Great Sea, i.e. Belegaer.
Examples
- Eärendil = "Sea-friend"
- Eärnil (contraction)
- Eärendur = "Sea-servant"
- Eärnur (contraction)
- Eärwen = "Sea-maiden"
Congnate
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", ëar
