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*[[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''. | It is a cognate of [[Quenya]] ''lóte'' (large single flower). From the root LOT(H)- (''The Etymologies'') | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
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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 (large single flower). From the root LOT(H)- (The Etymologies)
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
