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'''''orodrim''''' is the [[ | __NOTOC__ | ||
'''''orodrim''''' is the [[Noldorin]] word for "mountain range".<ref name=LR>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 379</ref> | |||
==See | As the word was used in the compound name ''[[Thangorodrim|Thang'''orodrim''']]'' (which survived in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''), one can assume that the form is also a valid [[Sindarin]] word.{{or}} The word ''orodrim'' is also listed by [[David Salo]] in his [[Neo-Elvish|Neo-Sindarin]] glossary.<ref>{{HM|GS}}, p. 327</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | |||
''orodrim'' consists of ''[[ered|orod]]'' meaning "mountain", and the suffix ''-rim'' which is a collective plural meaning "a great number, a host".{{or}} | |||
In the ''[[The Etymologies|Etymologies]]'', Noldorin ''orodrim'' derives from [[Sundocarme|root]] [[ÓROT]] ("height, mountain").<ref name=LR/> | |||
==See also== | |||
* ''[[ered]]'', plural of ''orod'' | * ''[[ered]]'', plural of ''orod'' | ||
* ''[[Amon|emyn]]'', "hills" | * ''[[Amon|emyn]]'', "hills" | ||
* ''[[ephel]]'', "encircling fence" | * ''[[ephel]]'', "encircling fence" | ||
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[[Category:Sindarin nouns]] | [[Category:Sindarin nouns]] |
Revision as of 10:42, 14 July 2011
orodrim is the Noldorin word for "mountain range".[1]
As the word was used in the compound name Thangorodrim (which survived in The Lord of the Rings), one can assume that the form is also a valid Sindarin word.Template:Or The word orodrim is also listed by David Salo in his Neo-Sindarin glossary.[2]
Etymology
orodrim consists of orod meaning "mountain", and the suffix -rim which is a collective plural meaning "a great number, a host".Template:Or
In the Etymologies, Noldorin orodrim derives from root ÓROT ("height, mountain").[1]
See also
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 379
- ↑ David Salo (2004), A Gateway to Sindarin, p. 327