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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> | 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> | ||
In [[ | 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 == | ||
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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]
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".[2]
Portrayal in Adaptations
2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- Dogs are found throughout Middle-earth, espcially 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, "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
