téna (1) adj. "straight, right" (SD:310; see téra)
Quenya
tára
lofty
téna
straight, right
téra
straight, right
téra adj. "straight, right" (TEÑ, see TE3; LR:47; in one text Tolkien changed it to téna, SD:310)
Sindarin
taer
tāra
adj. Q. tāra.
taer
adjective. lofty, lofty, *high
Cognates
- Q. tára “lofty, tall, high” ✧ PE17/186; PE17/186
Derivations
Element in
- S. Targon
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶tagra > taer [taɣra] > [tagra] > [taɣra] > [taira] > [tair] > [taer] ✧ PE17/186
taer
lofty
adj. lofty. Q. tāra.
taur
lofty
(also tor-, tar- in compounds) (high, sublime, noble; vast, masterful, mighty, overwhelming, huge, awful), lenited daur, pl. toer. Note: homophones mean ”king (of a people)” and also ”great wood, forest”.
raud
lofty
arth
lofty
1) arth (noble, exalted), pl. erth, 2) brand (high, noble, fine), lenited vrand, pl. braind, 3) orchall (superior, eminent), pl. erchail (for archaic örchail), 4) taur (also tor-, tar- in compounds) (high, sublime, noble; vast, masterful, mighty, overwhelming, huge, awful), lenited daur, pl. toer. Note: homophones mean ”king (of a people)” and also ”great wood, forest”.
arth
lofty
(noble, exalted), pl. erth
brand
lofty
(high, noble, fine), lenited vrand, pl. braind
orchall
lofty
(superior, eminent), pl. erchail (for archaic örchail)
tîr
straight
tîr (lenited dîr, no distinct pl. form) (right). Note: a homophone means ”looking, view, glance” (noun).
tîr
straight
(lenited dîr, no distinct pl. form) (right). Note: a homophone means ”looking, view, glance” (noun).
Noldorin
taer
adjective. straight
Written tær (with ae-ligature) in the Etymologies, rectified here according to VT/46:18 (which also lists the ligature)
taer
adjective. straight
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶teñrā > tær > taer [teñrā] > [tǣr] > [tair] > [taer] ✧ Ety/TEÑ Variations
- tær ✧ EtyAC/TEÑ
brand
adjective. lofty, noble, fine
brand
adjective. high (in size)
brann
adjective. lofty, noble, fine
brann
adjective. high (in size)
tîr
adjective. straight, right
Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!
Old Noldorin
tōra
adjective. lofty
Cognates
- ᴹQ. tára “lofty, high” ✧ Ety/TĀ
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶tārā > tōra [tārā] > [tāra] > [tǭra] ✧ Ety/TĀ Variations
- tára ✧ EtyAC/TĀ
Middle Primitive Elvish
tārā
adjective. lofty
Derivations
- ᴹ√TĀ/TAƷ “high, lofty; noble” ✧ Ety/AYAK; Ety/TĀ
Derivatives
Element in
- ᴹ✶Ninkwitil(di) Tára “High White Horn” ✧ Ety/NIK-W
- ᴹ✶tāra-khil ✧ Ety/KHIL
Variations
- tāra ✧ Ety/AYAK; Ety/KHIL
- Tára ✧ Ety/NIK-W
- tára ✧ EtyAC/AYAK
Gnomish
annor(in)
adjective. lofty
Changes
andor→ annor ✧ GL/19Derivations
Variations
- annor ✧ GL/19
- annorin ✧ GL/19
- andor ✧ GL/19 (
andor)- annuir ✧ PE13/110
annuir
adjective. lofty
dara
adjective. lofty
Cognates
- Eq. tára “lofty, high, tall” ✧ LT1A/Qalmë-Tári
Derivations
- ᴱ√DAHA “*high” ✧ LT1A/Qalmë-Tári
Element in
- G. daroth “summit, peak” ✧ GL/29; LT1A/Qalmë-Tári
Early Noldorin
tain
adjective. straight
Cognates
Derivations
Variations
- tain ✧ PE13/153; PE13/165; PE13/165
Early Primitive Elvish
tegna
adjective. straight
Derivations
- ᴱ√TEHE “‽pull”
Derivatives
Variations
- tegnā ✧ PE13/165
Early Quenya
orda
adjective. lofty
orwa
adjective. lofty
Derivations
- ᴱ√ORO “steepness, rising” ✧ QL/070
Element in
- Eq. ordie “height, loftiness” ✧ QL/070
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√ORO¹ > orwa [orwā] > [orwa] ✧ QL/070 Variations
- orda ✧ QL/070
tahóra
adjective. lofty
Changes
dahóra→ tahóra “lofty” ✧ PE12/021Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ✶taχ-sṓđā́ > tahóra [taxsōðā] > [taxsōða] > [taxsōza] > [taxsōra] > [tahōra] ✧ PE12/021 ᴱ√TAHA > tahōra [taxsōðā] > [taxsōða] > [taxsōza] > [taxsōra] > [tahōra] ✧ QL/087 Variations
- dahóra ✧ PE12/021 (
dahóra)- tahōra ✧ PME/088; QL/087 (tahōra)
- tayóra ✧ QL/087
tea
adjective. straight
Derivations
- ᴱ√TEHE “‽pull” ✧ QL/090
Element in
- Eq. Teamalle “High St.” ✧ QL/090
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√TEHE > tea [texā] > [texa] > [teɣa] > [tea] ✧ QL/090 Variations
- tea ✧ QL/090
tína
adjective. straight
Cognates
- En. tain “straight” ✧ PE13/153; PE13/165
Derivations
Variations
- taina ✧ QL/090
tára (1) adj. "lofty". (SA:tar, LT1:264, TĀ/TA3 (AYAK, TÁWAR), VT45:6), "tall, high" (WJ:417). Compare antara. Adverb táro in an early "Qenya" text (VT27:20, 26). The adj. tára is not to be confused with the continuative form of the verb #tar- "stand".