Lilitika Dictionary

elf.

eldu (1), n. Elf, sprite, or long-lived fairfolk; preferred in literary criticism for elves not from JRR Tolkien's Middle-earth setting (see also kwendu).

etymology: See eldu, sense 2.

See inflection scheme: iomanazinení noun

See inflection scheme: sarasí noun

See inflection scheme: zeyetaní noun

See inflection scheme: íomanazinení verb

related: kwendu2 (Lilitika Dictionary), eldu2 (Lilitika Dictionary), eldu1 (Lilitika Dictionary), kwendu1 (Lilitika Dictionary)
tags: noun, mythology, living, concrete
reverse terms: elf, fairfolk, sprite

kwendu (1), n. Tolkienian elf; see also eldu.

usage: Generally only used to describe elves from Middle-earth, or those that are very similar.

etymology: See kwendu, sense 2.

See inflection scheme: iomanazinení noun

See inflection scheme: sarasí noun

See inflection scheme: zeyetaní noun

See inflection scheme: íomanazinení verb

related: eldu1 (Lilitika Dictionary), eldu2 (Lilitika Dictionary), kwendu2 (Lilitika Dictionary)
tags: noun, mythology, living, concrete
reverse terms: elf

eldu (2), n. Proponent of non-interventionalist ("ivory tower") diplomacy; isolationist or nationalist who treats other cultures with disdain, especially a Lyrisclensia.

etymology: < Greater ASH Jargon Sprachbund elda ("aloof"); see also kwendu, sense 2

See inflection scheme: iomanazinení noun

See inflection scheme: sarasí noun

See inflection scheme: zeyetaní noun

See inflection scheme: íomanazinení verb

related: kwendu2 (Lilitika Dictionary), eldu1 (Lilitika Dictionary), kwendu1 (Lilitika Dictionary)
tags: noun, living, culture, insult, concrete, mythology
reverse terms: aristocrat, avoidant, bourgeois, conservative, elf

kwendu (2), n. Elf. As eldu, sense 2, but with the added implication the convergence in politics and worldview is deliberate.

etymology: < Greater ASH Jargon Sprachbund kwenda ("aloof, elf"); see also eldu, sense 2

See inflection scheme: iomanazinení noun

See inflection scheme: sarasí noun

See inflection scheme: zeyetaní noun

See inflection scheme: íomanazinení verb

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