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Qenya 

alataire

place name. Great Sea

Another name of the “Great Sea” (N. Belegoer) appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s as compound of alta “great (in size)” and aire “sea” (Ety/ÁLAT, AY).

Cognates

  • N. Belegoer “Great Sea” ✧ Ety/ÁLAT; Ety/AY

Elements

WordGloss
alta“large, great in size”
aire“sea”
Qenya [Ety/ÁLAT; Ety/AY] Group: Eldamo. Published by

úra

adjective. large

Cognates

  • N. ûr “wide” ✧ Ety/UR

Derivations

  • ᴹ√UR “wide, large, great” ✧ Ety/UR

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√UR > úra[ūra]✧ Ety/UR