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'''''gond''''' or '''''gonn''''' is a | __NOTOC__ | ||
'''''gond''''' or '''''gonn''''' is a [[Sindarin]] word meaning "rock" or "stone".<ref name="S">{{S|Elements}}, entry ''gond''</ref><ref name=PE17/> | |||
==Etymology== | |||
In one manuscript, the word is said to derive from [[Common Eldarin]] ''gon, gondo'' ("stone, rock").<ref>{{PM|Ros}}, p. 374 (note 16)</ref> In another manuscript, ''gond'' derives from [[Primitive Quendian]] ''gondō'' ("stone, general as a substance or material").<ref name=PE17>{{PE|17}}, pp. 28-9</ref> | |||
In the ''[[The Etymologies|Etymologies]]'', the [[Noldorin]] ''gonn'' ("a great stone, or rock") derives from the [[Sundocarme|root]] GONOD/GONDO ("stone").<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 359 (entry ''GOND-'')</ref> | |||
==Examples== | |||
* [[Argonath]] | |||
* [[Beregond]] | |||
* [[Gondolin]] | |||
* [[Gondor]] | |||
**[[Harondor]] | |||
* [[Gonnhirrim]] | |||
* ''[[seregon]]'' | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*''[[ | *[[Sindarin]] ''[[sarn]]'' ("(small) stone") | ||
*''[[ | ==Cognates== | ||
*[[Quenya]] ''[[ondo]]'' ("rock" or "stone") | |||
== | ==Real-world inspiration== | ||
[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] was inspired by the early Celtic word ''ond'', also meaning "rock".<ref>{{HM|RB}}, pp. 849, 853</ref><ref>{{L|324}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 11:34, 16 July 2015
gond or gonn is a Sindarin word meaning "rock" or "stone".[1][2]
Etymology
In one manuscript, the word is said to derive from Common Eldarin gon, gondo ("stone, rock").[3] In another manuscript, gond derives from Primitive Quendian gondō ("stone, general as a substance or material").[2]
In the Etymologies, the Noldorin gonn ("a great stone, or rock") derives from the root GONOD/GONDO ("stone").[4]
Examples
See Also
Cognates
Real-world inspiration
J.R.R. Tolkien was inspired by the early Celtic word ond, also meaning "rock".[5][6]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry gond
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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. 28-9
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "XII. The Problem of Ros", p. 374 (note 16)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 359 (entry GOND-)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, John D. Rateliff (ed.), The History of The Hobbit, Return to Bag End, pp. 849, 853
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 324, (dated 4-5 June 1971)
