dû

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dû (or dú[1] is a Sindarin noun meaning "nightfall", "late evening", "night", or "dimness"[2].

Etymology[edit | edit source]

From OS dogme, PQ *doȝmi, root DOȜ; and/or OS *doume, from PQ dōmi from related root DÔ.[3]

It is also associated with ndû.[3]

Examples[edit | edit source]

Cognates[edit | edit source]

References

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", dú
  2. ↑ 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. 37
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entry DOȜ, DÔ-
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