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'''''dû''''' is a [[Sindarin]] word meaning ''nightfall'', ''late evening'', ''night'', or ''dimness''<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 37</ref>. | '''''dû''''' is a [[Sindarin]] word meaning ''nightfall'', ''late evening'', ''night'', or ''dimness''<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 37</ref>. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
From [[OS]] ''[[dogme]]'', [[root]] [[DOȜ]]; and/or | From [[OS]] ''[[dogme]]'', [[PQ]] *''doȝmi'', [[root]] [[DOȜ]]; and/or OS *''doume'', from [[PQ]] ''[[dōmi]]'' from related root [[DÔ]].<ref name="E">{{LR|Etymologies}}, entry DOȜ, DÔ-</ref> | ||
It is also associated with ''[[ndû]]''.<ref name="E"/> | It is also associated with ''[[ndû]]''.<ref name="E"/> | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
*[[dúath]] | *[[dúath]] |
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dû is a Sindarin word meaning nightfall, late evening, night, or dimness[1].
Etymology
From OS dogme, PQ *doȝmi, root DOȜ; and/or OS *doume, from PQ dōmi from related root DÔ.[2]
It is also associated with ndû.[2]
Examples
Cognates
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. 37
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entry DOȜ, DÔ-