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==Sindarin== | |||
'''''galad''''' is a [[Sindarin]] word for ''radiance'', ''glittering'', or ''reflection'', usually connected to water, gems, or a smooth surface. | '''''galad''''' is a [[Sindarin]] word for ''radiance'', ''glittering'', or ''reflection'', usually connected to water, gems, or a smooth surface. | ||
==Etymology== | ===Etymology=== | ||
It derives from [[Primitive Elvish]] ''[[ñalatâ]]'' [[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[ÑAL]]-AT | It derives from [[Primitive Elvish]] ''[[ñalatâ]]'' [[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[ÑAL]]-AT | ||
==Examples== | ===Examples=== | ||
*''[[Gil-galad]]'' | *''[[Gil-galad]]'' | ||
*''[[Galadriel]]'' | *''[[Galadriel]]'' | ||
==Cognates== | ===Cognates=== | ||
*[[Quenya]] ''[[ñalta]]'' | *[[Quenya]] ''[[ñalta]]'' | ||
*[[Telerin]] ''[[alata]]'' | *[[Telerin]] ''[[alata]]'' | ||
==Silvan== | |||
'''''galad''''' is a [[Silvan Elvish]] word for "tree".<ref>{{MR|P3I5}}, p. 182 (commentary to §42)</ref> | |||
[[Category:Sindarin nouns]] | [[Category:Sindarin nouns]] | ||
[[Category:Nandorin words]] | |||
Revision as of 22:25, 18 June 2011
Sindarin
galad is a Sindarin word for radiance, glittering, or reflection, usually connected to water, gems, or a smooth surface.
Etymology
It derives from Primitive Elvish ñalatâ Root ÑAL-AT
Examples
Cognates
Silvan
galad is a Silvan Elvish word for "tree".[1]
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Three. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: (I) The First Phase: 5. Of Eldanor and the Princes of the Eldalië", p. 182 (commentary to §42)
