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'''''gond''''' or '''''gonn''''' is a noun meaning "rock" or "stone" in [[Sindarin]], and tends to refer to larger items. | '''''gond''''' or '''''gonn''''' is a noun meaning "rock" or "stone" in [[Sindarin]], and tends to refer to larger items. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
| − | From [[OS]] *''gondo'', [[PQ]] ''[[gondo]]'' <ref>{{ | + | From [[OS]] *''gondo'', [[PQ]] ''[[gondo|gon(do)]]''<ref>{{L|410}}</ref><ref>{{HM|PM}}, p. 374</ref> from possible [[root]] *GON |
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
* [[Argonath]],"King-stones" | * [[Argonath]],"King-stones" | ||
Revision as of 10:27, 15 October 2010
gond or gonn is a noun meaning "rock" or "stone" in Sindarin, and tends to refer to larger items.
Etymology
From OS *gondo, PQ gon(do)[1][2] from possible root *GON
Examples
- Argonath,"King-stones"
- Beregond
- Gondolin, "The Hidden Rock"
- Gondor, "Land of Stone"
- Gonnhirrim, "Masters of Stone"
- seregon, "Blood of Stone"
See Also
- sarn, Sindarin for "(small) stone"
Cognates
- ondo, "rock" or "stone" in Quenya
References
- ↑
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, p. 374