"Eldar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Eldar [plural], Eldars [plural, rare], eldar [alternative]
Etymology: Coined by J. R. R. Tolkien as Quenya Eldar, plural of Elda. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|qya|Eldar}} Quenya Eldar Head templates: {{en-noun|*|s<l:rare>}} Eldar (plural Eldar or (rare) Eldars)
  1. (fantasy) An elf, one of a particular group of elves, or an elflike creature.
    Sense id: en-Eldar-en-noun-FbDBFQop Categories (other): Fantasy Topics: fantasy
  2. (science fiction) An elflike race of aliens from Warhammer 40,000, now known as Aeldari. Translations (Warhammer elf-like aliens): Eldar [masculine] (Polish), Эльда́р (Elʹdár) [masculine] (Russian) Translations (magical humanoids from Tolkien's writings): Eldar [masculine] (Polish), Эльда́р (Elʹdár) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Eldar-en-noun--cfTtVBk Categories (other): Science fiction, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Celestial inhabitants, Fictional characters, J. R. R. Tolkien, Warhammer Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Celestial inhabitants: 20 80 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 17 83 Disambiguation of J. R. R. Tolkien: 5 95 Disambiguation of Warhammer: 7 93 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction Disambiguation of 'Warhammer elf-like aliens': 8 92 Disambiguation of "magical humanoids from Tolkien's writings": 12 88

Inflected forms

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