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'''''galadh''''' (or ''galað'') is a [[Sindarin]] noun for "tree" | '''''galadh''''' (or ''galað'') is a [[Sindarin]] noun for "tree".<ref name=MR>{{MR|P3I5}}, p. 182 (commentary to §42)</ref><ref name=SApp>{{S|Appendix}}</ref><ref name=PE>{{PE|17}}, p. 25</ref> A ''galadh'' signifies a "thick, dense & branching" tree, like [[oaks]] and [[beeches]] (compare ''[[orn]]'' "tall tree", e.g. [[birches|birch]] and [[ashes|ash]]).<ref name=PE/> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
From [[Primitive Quendian]] ''galadā'', derived from root [[GALA]].<ref name=PE/> | From [[Primitive Quendian]] ''galadā'', derived from root [[GALA]].<ref name=PE/> | ||
Although the form ''galadh'' is similar to [[Silvan Elvish|Silvan]] ''[[Galad#Silvan|galad]]'' ("tree"), it should not be confused with Sindarin ''[[Galad#Sindarin|galad]]'' ("radiance").<ref name=MR/><ref name=SApp/> | |||
==Examples== | ==Examples== |
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galadh (or galað) is a Sindarin noun for "tree".[1][2][3] A galadh signifies a "thick, dense & branching" tree, like oaks and beeches (compare orn "tall tree", e.g. birch and ash).[3]
Etymology
From Primitive Quendian galadā, derived from root GALA.[3]
Although the form galadh is similar to Silvan galad ("tree"), it should not be confused with Sindarin galad ("radiance").[1][2]
Examples
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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. 25