Quenya
#cilme
noun. choice
cilmë
choosing
cilmë
noun. choice, choosing, choice, choosing, *selection
Cognates
- ᴺS. cilith “choice, choosing, *selection”
Derivations
- √KIL “choose, select, choose, select; [ᴹ√] divide; [ᴱ√] edge” ✧ PE22/149
Element in
- Q. cilmessë “self-name”
- Q. Essecilmë “Name-choosing” ✧ MR/470
- ᴺQ. hócilmë “example, outtake, selection, representative item”
- Q. tengwacilmë “spelling” ✧ PE22/149
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √KIL > kilmē [kilmē] > [kilme] ✧ PE22/149 Variations
- kilmē ✧ PE22/149
#cilmë noun "choosing" (isolated from Essecilmë "name-choosing", q.v.) (MR:214); also in #cilmessë pl. cilmessi ("k") "self-names", literally names of personal choice (PM:339) (cilmë + essi, hence *"choice-names").