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*[[Cemendur of Númenor|Cemendur]] = *"Earth-servant" (i.e. farmer?) | *[[Cemendur of Númenor|Cemendur]] = *"Earth-servant" (i.e. farmer?) | ||
*[[Meneldur]] = "Servant of Heaven, astronomer" | *[[Meneldur]] = "Servant of Heaven, astronomer" | ||
* [[Eärendur | * [[Eärendur (Lord of Andúnië)|Eärendur]]/[[Earnur]] = "Servant of the [[Belegaer|Sea]], mariner"<ref>{{HM|L}}, [[Letter 386]]</ref> | ||
* [[Valandur]] = "Servant of the [[Valar]]" | * [[Valandur]] = "Servant of the [[Valar]]" | ||
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-ndur, -ndur, -nur is a Quenya suffix added to names to indicate faithful service or servitude.
Etymology
From -n(d)úro "servant", root NDŪ.[1]
Examples
- Arandur = "Steward"[2]
- Cemendur = *"Earth-servant" (i.e. farmer?)
- Meneldur = "Servant of Heaven, astronomer"
- Eärendur/Earnur = "Servant of the Sea, mariner"[3]
- Valandur = "Servant of the Valar"
See also
References
- Quenya Corpus Wordlist edited by Helge Kåre Fauskanger
