Elvish Comparative Wordlist

 

Sindarin

adan

Quenya

atan

English

man

aelin

ailindë*

lake

aew

aiwë

bird

aeg

aika

sharp

aglar

kala

shine

aina

holy

galadh

alda

tree

alqua

swan

alka

rush

amarth

ambar

doom

amon

hill

anca

jaw

an

long

annûn

andunë

sunset/west

ang

iron

anna

gift

annon

andonë*

gate

anto

mouth

apanonar

afterborn

astaldo

valiant

atalantë

downfallen

aré

sunlight

aha

rage

a-

ar-

outside

ara-

ara-

royal

adar

atari

father

arth

band

mando

prison

bar

mar

dwelling

barad

tower

beleg

melkë

mighty

bragol

sudden

brethil

birch

brith

gravel

bril

bereth

bauglir

ben

cirya

ship

calma

lamp

coro

ring

c/galen

kala

green(bright)

cabed

cam

kamba

hand

carch

carca

fang

caran

carnë

red

celeb

telpë

silver

coron

mound

bow

echui

cuivië

awakening

cul-

golden-red

curu

skill

drú

danwedh

dín

dae

shadow

dagor

battle

dagnir

bane

del

horror

dîn

silent

dol

head

dôr

land

draug

wolf

lóme

twilight

duin

river

dûr

mori

dark

gaer

ëar

sea

essë

name

este

rest

echor

circle(vb)

edhel

elda

elf

eithel

well

el

star

er

er

alone

ernil

ereg

*erkë

holly

eglar

esgal

hide

falas

falassë

shore

faro

hunt

faug

gape

fëa

spirit

fin

hair

forn

formen

north

fuin

huinë

faug

fang

flad

firi

die

firith

firn

fin

finda

hair

fen

fanui

gaur

werewolf

gil

star

gir

shudder

glîn

gleam

golodh

noldo

wise

gond

ondo

stone

gor

dread

groth

delving

gûl

sorcery

gurth

death

gwaith

people

gwath

shadow

gwai

haudh

mound

harma

treasure

hîr

heru

lord

hîn

híni

children

hildor

aftercomers

him

hîth

hisië

mist

hoth

horde

hollen

harn

hyarmen

south

hele

glass

helca

icy

hwesta

breeze

abyss

iant

bridge

iâth

fence

iaur

old

ilm

(air)

itar

sprinkle

idr

sparkle

káno

commander

kemen

earth

khelek

helka

ice

kir

cleave

lantë

fallen

lasse

leaves

lai

green

loeg

lanthir

lammath

lost

lad

valley,plain

lór

laurë

golden

lhach

flame

lin

pool

lín

lindë

sing

lith

ash

lhûg

lokë

serpent

lóm

echo

lond

londë

harbour

loth

lotë

flower

loa

growth

luva

bow

luin

blue

maeg

maika

sharp

mal

mali

golden

man

blessed

mel

mel

love

menel

sky

malta

gold

mereth

feast

minas

tower

mîr

mirë

jewel

mith

grey

min

moth

dusk

nan

valley

naur

náro

fire

naug

dwarf

neldor

beech

nen

small water

nim

ninquë

white

nóm

nibin

nínui

nirnaeth

nev

neithan

nan

ohtar

onod

ent

orn

tree

or

orod

mountain

ost

fortress

palan

far

pel

encircle

per

half

quen

speak

rast

shore

ram

wall

rem

ran

wander

rant

course

ras

horn

rath

rog

rauko

demon

ril

brilliance

rim

rimbë

a great number

ring

cold

ris

ris

roch

rokko

horse

róm

trumpetsound

rhûn

rómen

sunrise

rúth

rhîw

rond

dome

ros

foam

ruin

rúnya

red flame

rûth

anger

sarn

stone

sereg

serkë

blood

thil

silmë

shine

sîr

flow

siach

sûl

súlimë

wind

dal

foot

talath

plains

tár

high

tathar

tasarë

willow

taur

taurë

forest

tel

finish

thalion

strong

thang

sanga

oppresion

thar

across

thaur

abominable

thin

sinda

grey

thôl

helm

thoron

soromë

eagle

thôn

thor

dil

til

point

tir

tír

watch

tol

tol

isle

dûn

tum

valley

tur

power

uial

twilight

úrë

heat

bal

val

power

vinya

new

vedui

wen

maid

wing

foam

wilwarin

butterfly

yáve

fruit

phonemes attested for quenya

phonemes reconstructed for proto-elvish

phonemes attested for sindarin

vowels : a e i o u y

vowels : a e i o u y

vowels : a e i o u y

diphtongs : ai ëa au ui

diphtongs : ai au ui

diphtongs : ai ae au ui oe

stops : t k p b d g

stops : t p k (b d g)*only following nasals and liquids

stops : t k p b d g

aspirated stops: kh

fricatives : s h v

fricatives : s h v z

fricatives : th dh s ch h

nasals : m n ng

nasals : m n

nasals : m n

liquid l r

liquids : l

liquid : l lh r rh

glides w j

glides : w j

glides : gw w j