Loth: Difference between revisions
From Tolkien Gateway
m (→See also) |
m (A proper ref) |
||
(4 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown) | |||
Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
*[[Sundocarme|Root]] LOT ("flower")<ref name=VT42/><ref name=PE17/> | *[[Sundocarme|Root]] LOT ("flower")<ref name=VT42/><ref name=PE17/> | ||
It is a cognate of [[Quenya]] ''lóte'' (large single flower).<ref>{{LR|P3}}, root LOT(H)-</ref> | |||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
*''[[Nimloth | *''[[Nimloth|Nim'''loth''']]'' | ||
*''[[Lothlórien|'''Loth'''lórien]]'' | |||
*''[[Lothíriel|'''Loth'''íriel]]'' | |||
*''[[Lothron|'''Loth'''ron]]'' | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Sindarin]] ''[[lotheg]]'' ("flower") | *[[Sindarin]] ''[[lotheg]]'' ("flower") | ||
Line 10: | Line 16: | ||
*[[Sindarin]] ''[[loss]]'' ("snow") | *[[Sindarin]] ''[[loss]]'' ("snow") | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
{{ | {{title|lowercase}} | ||
[[Category:Sindarin nouns]] | [[Category:Sindarin nouns]] |
Latest revision as of 19:30, 3 May 2017
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[edit | edit source]
It is a cognate of Quenya lóte (large single flower).[4]
Examples[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
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
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", root LOT(H)-