annon
From Tolkien Gateway
annon is Sindarin for 'great door' or 'gate'.[1]
Etymology
The word derives from the root AD.[2] In Old Sindarin the word could have been *andondo
Examples
- Annon-in-Gelydh
- Morannon - "Black Gate"
- Sirannon - "Gate-stream"
Cognates
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", annon
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", AD