ᴱQ. ilu n. “ether” (Category: Air, Ether)

References ✧ LT1A/Ilwë, Vilna; LT2A/Teld Quing Ilon; PE15/68; PME/42; QL/42

Glosses

• “ether” ✧ LT1A/Ilwë; PME/42; QL/42
• “ether (the blue air about the stars where the perennial winds fare)” ✧ PE15/68 (ilu)

Variations

• ilu ✧ LT1A/Ilwë; LT1A/Ilwë; LT1A/Vilna; LT2A/Teld Quing Ilon; PME/42; QL/42; PE15/68 (ilu)
• ilwe ✧ PE15/68

Related

• ilu has in this context the sense of ilwë “the middle air among the stars” ✧ LT1A/Vilna
• Vilmar is not ilu ✧ LT1A/Vilna

Element In

• ᴱQ. Ilúvatar “Heavenly Father, Sky-father; Lord for Always” ✧ LT1A/Ilwë; QL/42 (Ilūvatar)
• ᴱQ. iluin(do) “dwelling beyond the stars for the blessed” ✧ QL/42 (iluindo)
• ᴱQ. ilumar “dwelling beyond the stars for the blessed” ✧ QL/42
• ᴱQ. iluqinga “rainbow” ✧ LT1A/Ilweran; QL/42

Cognates

• G. Ilon “Ilúvatar, God” ✧ LT1A/Ilwë; LT2A/Teld Quing Ilon

Derivations

• < ᴱ√ILU “ether, the slender airs among the stars” ✧ QL/42

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√ILU > ILU

[ilū] > [ilu]

✧ QL/42