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'''''loth''''' is a [[Sindarin]] word meaning "inflorescence, a head of small flowers",<ref name=VT42>{{VT|42a}}, p. 18</ref>, "flower, a single bloom",<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 26</ref> or "a flower (of defined shape)".<ref name=PE17>{{PE|17}}, pp. 48, 160-1</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | |||
*[[Sundocarme|Root]] LOT ("flower")<ref name=VT42/><ref name=PE17/> | |||
It is a cognate of [[Quenya]] ''lóte''.{{fact}} | |||
== | ==Examples== | ||
* ''[[ | *''[[Nimloth|Nim'''loth''']]'' | ||
* [ | *''[[Lothlórien|'''Loth'''lórien]]'' | ||
*''[[Lothíriel|'''Loth'''íriel]]'' | |||
[[Category:Sindarin | *''[[Lothron|'''Loth'''ron]]'' | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[Sindarin]] ''[[lotheg]]'' ("flower") | |||
*[[Sindarin]] ''[[lúth]]'' ("blossom") | |||
*[[Sindarin]] ''[[loss]]'' ("snow") | |||
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[[Category:Sindarin nouns]] | |||
Revision as of 11:16, 5 November 2015
loth is a Sindarin word meaning "inflorescence, a head of small flowers",[1], "flower, a single bloom",[2] or "a flower (of defined shape)".[3]
Etymology
It is a cognate of Quenya lóte.[source?]
Examples
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 42, July 2001, p. 18
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 26
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), pp. 48, 160-1
