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In the ''Qenya Lexicon'', the name ''Kalórmë'' is given the meaning "hill-crest over which the Sun rises". It can be analyzed as ''cal-'' ([[root]] [[KAL]]) and ''[[orme]]'' (root [[ORO]]).<ref>{{LT1|Appendix}}</ref> | In the ''Qenya Lexicon'', the name ''Kalórmë'' is given the meaning "hill-crest over which the Sun rises". It can be analyzed as ''cal-'' ([[root]] [[KAL]]) and ''[[orme]]'' (root [[OR#Other versions|ORO]]).<ref>{{LT1|Appendix}}</ref> | ||
It is notable that "Kalórmë" violates normal [[Quenya]] phonotactics, by signifying a long vowel before a consonant cluster. Normally, this would be written as "Kalormë".{{or}} | It is notable that "Kalórmë" violates normal [[Quenya]] phonotactics, by signifying a long vowel before a consonant cluster. Normally, this would be written as "Kalormë".{{or}} | ||
Revision as of 16:30, 14 July 2011
Template:Noncanon Kalórmë (Q, pron. [kaˈloːrme]) was a great mountain in Oronto (the farthest East of the world). The peak seems to have been the second tallest mountain in Arda, corresponding to the Oiolossë far in the West.[1]
Etymology
In the Qenya Lexicon, the name Kalórmë is given the meaning "hill-crest over which the Sun rises". It can be analyzed as cal- (root KAL) and orme (root ORO).[2]
It is notable that "Kalórmë" violates normal Quenya phonotactics, by signifying a long vowel before a consonant cluster. Normally, this would be written as "Kalormë".Template:Or
It is also notable that the name is similar to Calormen of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, "IX. The Hiding of Valinor", pp. 212 and 225
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part I
