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'''''orodrim''''' is the [[Noldorin]] word for "mountain range".<ref name=LR>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 379</ref> | '''''orodrim''''' is the [[Noldorin]] word for "mountain range".<ref name=LR>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 379</ref> | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
In the ''[[The Etymologies|Etymologies]]'', Noldorin ''orodrim'' derives from [[Sundocarme|root]] [[ÓROT]] ("height, mountain").<ref name=LR/> | In the ''[[The Etymologies|Etymologies]]'', Noldorin ''orodrim'' derives from [[Sundocarme|root]] [[OR#Other versions|ÓROT]] ("height, mountain").<ref name=LR/> | ||
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{{DISPLAYTITLE:orodrim}} | {{DISPLAYTITLE:orodrim}} | ||
[[Category:Noldorin nouns]] | [[Category:Noldorin nouns]] | ||
[[Category:Sindarin nouns]] | [[Category:Sindarin nouns]] | ||
Revision as of 11:36, 14 July 2011
Sindarin
orodorim is a Sindarin word meaning "mountain-chain". It is only attested in the compound name Thangorodrim.[1]
The word orodrim ("range of mountains") is listed by David Salo in his Neo-Sindarin glossary.[2]
Etymology
orodrim likely consists of orod meaning "mountain", and the suffix -rim which is a collective plural meaning "a great number, a host".[3]
See also
Noldorin
orodrim is the Noldorin word for "mountain range".[4]
Etymology
In the Etymologies, Noldorin orodrim derives from root ÓROT ("height, mountain").[4]
References
- ↑ 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. 116
- ↑ David Salo (2004), A Gateway to Sindarin, p. 327
- ↑ Compound Sindarin Names in Middle-earth (cf. Thangorodrim) at Tolkiendil.com (accessed 14 July 2011)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 379
