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'''''dôr''''' or '''''dor''''' is a noun meaning "land, dwelling-place" | '''''dôr''''' or '''''dor''''' is a [[Sindarin]] noun meaning "land, dwelling-place". Compare with ''[[nórë]]'' in [[Quenya]].<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''dôr''</ref> | ||
Examples | ==Examples== | ||
* [[Dor Caranthir]] = "Land of Caranthir" | * ''[[Dor Caranthir|'''Dor''' Caranthir]]'' = "Land of Caranthir" | ||
* [[Doriath]] = "Fenced Land" | * ''[[Dor-Cúarthol|'''Dor'''-Cúarthol]]'' = "Land of Bow and Helm" | ||
* ''[[Doriath|'''Dor'''iath]]'' = "Fenced Land" | |||
* ''[[Dorthonion|'''Dor'''thonion]]'' = "Land of Pines" | |||
* ''[[Dorwinion|'''Dor'''winion]]'' = "Young-land country" | |||
* ''[[Eriador|Eria'''dor''']]'' = "Lonely Land" | |||
* ''[[Gondor|Gon'''dor''']] = "Stone Land" | |||
* ''[[Mordor|Mor'''dor''']] = "Dark Land; Black Land" | |||
== | ==Cognates== | ||
*[[Quenya]] ''[[-ndor]]'' | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:25, 15 October 2022
dôr or dor is a Sindarin noun meaning "land, dwelling-place". Compare with nórë in Quenya.[1]
Examples[edit | edit source]
- Dor Caranthir = "Land of Caranthir"
- Dor-Cúarthol = "Land of Bow and Helm"
- Doriath = "Fenced Land"
- Dorthonion = "Land of Pines"
- Dorwinion = "Young-land country"
- Eriador = "Lonely Land"
- Gondor = "Stone Land"
- Mordor = "Dark Land; Black Land"
Cognates[edit | edit source]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", dôr
