nelya

third

nelya adj. "third" (VT42:25; also neldëa). Pl. Nelyar "Thirds", the original name of the Teleri (or rather the direct Quenya descendant of the original Primitive Quendian name) (WJ:380).

nelya

ordinal. third

Nelyo

nelyo

Nelyo see Nelyafinwë

nelyar

proper name. Thirds (original clan name of the Teleri)

An ancient name for the Teleri as the third tribe of Elves (WJ/380). It is simply the archaic adjective †nelya “third” used as a plural noun.

nelyafinwë

masculine name. Finwë third

The father-name of Maedhros, referring to the fact that he was third in the line of succession (PM/352). It is a combination of archaic †nelya “third” and the name of his grandfather Finwë. The short form of this name was Nelyo.

Nelyafinwë

finwë third

Nelyafinwë noun "Finwë third" (after the original Finwë and Curufinwë = Fëanor), masc. name; he was called Maedhros in Sindarin. Short Quenya name Nelyo. (PM:352)

nelya-

verb. to thicken, congeal

neldëa

third

neldëa ordinal "third" (VT42:25); also nelya. Cf. neldë.

neldëa

ordinal. third

nelya-

verb. to thicken, congeal

neldë

cardinal. three

neldë cardinal "three" (SA:neldor, NÉL-ED, VT47:11, VT48:6). Eleni neldë "three stars", archaic elenion neldë = *"of stars three". Genitive "of 3 stars" = elenion neldë (for archaic elenion neldëo) (VT49:45; see 54 regarding neldion as the gen. pl.) Cf. also nelya, neldëa, Neldië.

Maitimo

well-shaped one

Maitimo noun "well-shaped one", mother-name (never used in narrative) of Nelyafinwë = Maedhros (PM:353)

maitimo

masculine name. Well-shaped One

The mother-name of Maedhros (PM/353). It seems to be a compound of maitë “shapely” and the agental suffix -mo, translated “Well-shaped One” (PM/353, 366).

neldë

cardinal. three, three; [ᴱQ.] four

olë

cardinal. three

olë (2) cardinal "three" (LT1:258; in LotR-style Quenya Tolkien replaced this "Qenya" form with neldë)