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Early Quenya

alqa

noun. swan

Cognates

  • G. alfa “swan” ✧ GL/18; LT1A/Alqaluntë
  • En. alf “swan” ✧ PE13/136; PE13/159

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ḶKḶ “*appearance” ✧ QL/030

Element in

  • Eq. Alqalunte “Swanship” ✧ LT1A/Alqaluntë
  • Eq. Alqaráme “Swanwing” ✧ LT2A/Alqarámë

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√(I)ḶKḶ > Alqa[ḹkʷa] > [alkʷa]✧ QL/030

Variations

  • alqe ✧ GL/18; LT1A/Alqaluntë
  • Alqa ✧ QL/030
Early Quenya [GL/18; LT1A/Alqaluntë; LT2A/Alqarámë; PE13/136; PE13/159; QL/030] Group: Eldamo. Published by

alqe

noun. swan

siloine

noun. swan

A word for “swan” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s appearing under the early root ᴱ√SILI (QL/83).

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴱ√SILI “*gleam” ✧ QL/083

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√SILI > siloine[siloini] > [siloine]✧ QL/083
Early Quenya [QL/083] Group: Eldamo. Published by