annon

annon is Sindarin for 'great door' or 'gate'.^[1]

[edit] Etymology

The word derives from the root AD.^[2] In Old Sindarin the word could have been *andondo

[edit] Examples

• Annon-in-Gelydh
• Morannon - "Black Gate"
• Sirannon - "Gate-stream"

[edit] Cognates

• Quenya ando

[edit] See also

• The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth

[edit] References

1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", annon
2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part Three: The Etymologies", AD