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'''''galad''''' is a [[Silvan Elvish]] word for "tree".<ref>{{MR|P3I5}}, p. 182 (commentary to §42)</ref> | '''''galad''''' is a [[Silvan Elvish]] word for "tree".<ref>{{MR|P3I5}}, p. 182 (commentary to §42)</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Noldorin== | ||
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| + | ''galad'' is a [[Noldorin]] word meaning "light".<ref name=VT45>{{VT|45a}}, p. 13</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Etymology=== | ||
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| + | *[[Sundocarme|Root]] [[KAL|GAL]]<ref name=VT45/> | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Sindarin]] ''[[galadh]]'' ("tree") | *[[Sindarin]] ''[[galadh]]'' ("tree") | ||
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Sindarin
galad is a Sindarin word for "radiance", "glittering", or "reflection", usually connected to water, gems, or a smooth surface.
Etymology
Tolkien experimented with several possible etymologies of galad:
- galad deriving from Primitive Elvish galatā ("radiance, radiate"), from root KAL.[1]
- galad deriving from Primitive Elvish ñaladā, from root ÑGAL ("gleam, sheen").[2]
Examples
Cognates
Silvan
galad is a Silvan Elvish word for "tree".[3]
Noldorin
galad is a Noldorin word meaning "light".[4]
Etymology
See also
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. 50
- ↑ 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. 59
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Three. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: (I) The First Phase: 5. Of Eldanor and the Princes of the Eldalië", p. 182 (commentary to §42)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Addenda and Corrigenda to the Etymologies — Part One" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter and Patrick H. Wynne), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 45, November 2003, p. 13