Q. celussë n. “freshnet, water falling out swiftly from a rocky spring” (Category: Spring, Well)
Quenya equivalent of the river name S. Celos, glossed “freshnet, water falling out swiftly from a rocky spring” and derived from a combination of ✶kelu- “flow (swiftly)” and the abstract noun suffix -ssë (UTI/Celos).
Reference ✧ UTI/Celos ✧ kelussë “freshnet, water falling out swiftly from a rocky spring”
Elements
| ᴹQ. kelu- | “to (begin to) flow, spring forth (of water)” | ||
| #-ssë² | “abstract noun” | ||
| ✶kelu- | “to well up, flow (out swiftly), well forth” | ✧ UTI/Celos | |
| ✶-ssē/-ssā | ✧ UTI/Celos (-sse/-ssa) | ||
Cognates