Eldamo : Sindarin : bereth

S. bereth n. and adj. “queen, spouse; supreme, sublime”

S. bereth, n. and adj. “queen, spouse; supreme, sublime”

@@@ unclear why it was not beraith since it was derived from barathī; however Elaran deduced that Tolkien may have re-etymologized this word as a derivative of √BER “marry”, given its later gloss “spouse” in addition to “queen” (PE17/23; RGEO/66); possibly also because [ei] sometimes became [e] in unstressed final syllables

References ✧ PE17/23; RGEO/66

Glosses

“spouse” ✧ RGEO/66
“spouse, queen” ✧ PE17/23
“supreme, sublime, queen” ✧ PE17/23

#rían “queen” vs. bereth “queen, spouse; supreme, sublime”

Element In

S. Berúthiel “?Angry-queen”
S. brethil² “princess, (lit.) queen-daughter” ✧ PE17/23
S. Elbereth “Queen of Stars, (lit.) Star-queen” ✧ PE17/23; RGEO/66

Derivations

< ✶barathī “queen” ✧ PE17/23 (barathī(e))
- < √BARATH “height combined with strength/size/majesty” ✧ PE17/22
  - < #√BAR
< √BER? “to mate, be mated, joined in marriage”

Phonetic Developments

✶barathī(e) > bereth

[baratʰī] > [baratʰi] > [baraθi] > [bereθi] > [bereθ]

✧ PE17/23

N. bereth¹ n. “queen”

References ✧ Ety/BARATH, EL

Glosses

“queen” ✧ Ety/BARATH; Ety/EL

Element In

N. Berethil
N. Elbereth “Queen of Stars, (lit.) Star Queen” ✧ Ety/BARATH (El-bereth); Ety/EL

Derivations

< ᴹ√BARATH “*queen” ✧ Ety/BARATH
- < ᴹ√BAR “raise; uplift, save, rescue(?)” ✧ Ety/BARATH

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√BARATH > bereth

[baratʰi] > [baraθi] > [bereθi] > [bereiθ] > [bereθ]

✧ Ety/BARATH