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==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
===With ''a''=== | |||
* | *[[Beleriand]] | ||
* | *[[Ossiriand]] | ||
*''[[ | *[[Cardolan]] | ||
*[[Rohan]] | |||
===With ''e''=== | |||
*[[Arthórien]] | |||
*[[Arvernien]] | |||
*[[Lothlorien]] | |||
*[[Ithilien]] | |||
*[[Anorien]] | |||
===With ''o''=== | |||
*[[Dorthonion]] | |||
*[[Region]] | |||
*[[Lindon]] | |||
*[[Eregion]] | |||
*[[Calenardhon]] | |||
*[[Lamedon]] | |||
==See also== | ==See also== |
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-nd is a toponymical ending in Sindarin, an ending "commonly used in the names of regions or countries". Vowels could be attached to the ending, yielding the forms -and, -end, -ond. In names such as Rohan, the -d was dropped, due to its lack of pronunciation in speech.[1][2]
The form also appear as -ian(d), -iann, -ion, -ien.[3]
Examples
With a
With e
With o
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan"
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 248
- ↑ 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), pp. 42-3, 115