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'''Dogs''' were common domestic animals in [[Middle-earth]]. The greatest of them all was [[Huan]], the [[Hound of Valinor]]. | '''Dogs''' were common domestic animals in [[Middle-earth]]. The greatest of them all was [[Huan]], the [[Hound of Valinor]]. | ||
==Names== | |||
In [[Quenya]], the word for "dog" is ''huo'', and the [[Noldorin]] cognate of the same meaning is ''hû''.<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 364-5 (root [[KHUG|KHUGAN-]])</ref> [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] also experimented with other, [[Wikipedia:Onomatopoeia|onomatopoetic]] names: Quenya ''roa'', ''grā'', and ''wā(v)''.<ref>{{VT|47a}}, pp. 35-6</ref> | |||
In [[Gnomish]], the early version of Noldorin, "dog" is also ''hû'', and the additional cognate ''huil'' means "bitch". The word ''saur'' means "hound, wild dog".<ref>{{PE|11}}, pp. 49, 67</ref> | |||
==Portrayal in Adaptations == | ==Portrayal in Adaptations == | ||
'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':''' | '''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':''' | ||
:Dogs are found throughout Middle-earth, | :Dogs are found throughout Middle-earth, especially in the Shire. Lore-masters can also have a non-combat dog pet. | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[Hounds]] | |||
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[[Category:Dogs| ]] | [[Category:Dogs| ]] | ||
[[de:Hunde]] | [[de:Hunde]] | ||
[[fi:Luokka:Koirat]] | [[fi:Luokka:Koirat]] |
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Dogs were common domestic animals in Middle-earth. The greatest of them all was Huan, the Hound of Valinor.
Names
In Quenya, the word for "dog" is huo, and the Noldorin cognate of the same meaning is hû.[1] Tolkien also experimented with other, onomatopoetic names: Quenya roa, grā, and wā(v).[2]
In Gnomish, the early version of Noldorin, "dog" is also hû, and the additional cognate huil means "bitch". The word saur means "hound, wild dog".[3]
Portrayal in Adaptations
2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- Dogs are found throughout Middle-earth, especially in the Shire. Lore-masters can also have a non-combat dog pet.
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 364-5 (root KHUGAN-)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Eldarin Hands, Fingers & Numerals and Related Writings — Part One" (edited by Patrick H. Wynne), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 47, February 2005, pp. 35-6
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "I-Lam na-Ngoldathon: The Grammar and Lexicon of the Gnomish Tongue", in Parma Eldalamberon XI (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne), pp. 49, 67