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'''galadh''' is a [[Sindarin]] noun for "tree". It should not be confused with [[Galad]], which is another Sindarin word meaning "radiance".
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'''''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}}, pp. 25, 50</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==
 
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==
* [[Caras Galadhon]]
* [[Caras Galadhon]]
* [[Galadhrim]]  
* [[Galadhrim]]  
 
==See also==
[[Category: Sindarin words]]
*Sindarin ''[[orn]]'' ("tall tree")
*[[Quenya]] ''[[alda]]''
*Quenya ''[[orne]]''
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Latest revision as of 12:23, 9 November 2012

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References

  1. 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. 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names"
  3. 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), pp. 25, 50