annûn

annûn is the Sindarin word for "sunset", and thus used as "West".^[1]

[edit] Etymology

Annûn has a peculiar spelling because it is spelled with a circumflex, which Tolkien used in monosyllables of Sindarin. An explanation is that annûn was only a variant of dûn.

The evolution was parallel of that of dûn, only that it came from OS *andûne. The PQ ndûnê (root NDÛ) evolved a "syllabic nasal" *ṇdûnê which further evolved in the full vowel *a-^[2].

[edit] Examples

• Henneth Annûn

[edit] Cognates

• Quenya Andúnë

[edit] See also

• dûn
• annui
• Annúnaid

[edit] References

1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", andúnë
2. ↑ David Salo's message at Elfling mailing list