dôr

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dôr or dor is a noun meaning "land, dwelling-place" in Sindarin. Compare with nórë in Quenya.^[1]

Examples

Dor Caranthir = "Land of Caranthir"
Doriath = "Fenced Land"
Gondor = "Stone Land"
Mordor = "Dark Land"

Cognates

Quenya ndor

References

↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", dôr

The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth by Ruth S. Noel
Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary compiled by Didier Willis

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Sindarin nouns