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'''''dôr''''' or '''''dor''''' is a noun meaning "land, dwelling-place" in [[Sindarin]]. Compare with ''[[nórë]]'' in [[Quenya]]. | '''''dôr''''' or '''''dor''''' is a noun meaning "land, dwelling-place" in [[Sindarin]]. Compare with ''[[nórë]]'' in [[Quenya]].<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''dôr''</ref> | ||
Examples | ==Examples== | ||
* [[Dor Caranthir]] = "Land of Caranthir" | * ''[[Dor Caranthir#Etymology|'''Dor''' Caranthir]]'' = "Land of Caranthir" | ||
* [[Doriath]] = "Fenced Land" | * ''[[Doriath#Etymology|'''Dor'''iath]]'' = "Fenced Land" | ||
* ''[[Gondor#Etymology|Gon'''dor''']] = "Stone Land" | |||
* ''[[Mordor#Etymology|Mor'''dor''']] = "Dark Land" | |||
== | ==Cognates== | ||
* | *[[Quenya]] ''ndor'' | ||
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* ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'' by [[Ruth S. Noel]] | * ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'' by [[Ruth S. Noel]] | ||
* [http://www.jrrvf.com/hisweloke/sindar/online/sindar/dict-sd-en.html Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary] compiled by [[Didier Willis]] | * [http://www.jrrvf.com/hisweloke/sindar/online/sindar/dict-sd-en.html Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary] compiled by [[Didier Willis]] | ||
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[[Category: Sindarin nouns]] | [[Category: Sindarin nouns]] |
Revision as of 20:51, 26 November 2017
dôr or dor is a noun meaning "land, dwelling-place" in Sindarin. Compare with nórë in Quenya.[1]
Examples
- Dor Caranthir = "Land of Caranthir"
- Doriath = "Fenced Land"
- Gondor = "Stone Land"
- Mordor = "Dark Land"
Cognates
- Quenya ndor
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", dôr