atalantë noun "downfall, overthrow, especially as name [Atalantë] of the [downfallen] land of Númenor" (DAT/DANT, TALÁT, Akallabêth, SD:247, 310; also LR:47, VT45:26). Variant atalantië "Downfall", said to be a normal noun-formation in Quenya (Letters:347, footnote). From the common noun atalantë "collapse, downfall" is derived the adj. atalantëa "ruinous, downfallen", pl. atalantië in Markirya (changed to sg. atalantëa this change does not make immediate sense, since the adjective undoubtedly modifies a plural noun, but Tolkien does not always let adjectives agree in number).
Quenya
atalantëa
ruinous, downfallen
atalantëa
adjective. ruinous, downfallen
Element in
- Q. atalantëa mindonnar “upon fallen towers” ✧ MC/222; MC/222; MC/222
Elements
Word Gloss atalantë “collapse, downfall”
atalantë
downfall, overthrow, especially as name [atalantë] of the [downfallen] land of númenor
atalantëa adj. "ruinous, downfallen"; see atalantë