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'''Gonnhirrim''' [[Sindarin]] "Masters of Stone" was a name for the [[Dwarves]].
'''Gonnhirrim''' [[Sindarin]] "Masters of Stone" was a name for the [[Dwarves]].{{fact}}
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
''[[gond]]'' "stone" + ''[[hîr]]'' "lord, master".
The word consists of ''[[gond]]'' ("stone") + ''[[hîr]]'' ("lord, master") + the ending ''[[rim|-rim]]'' ("people").{{fact}}
 
[[Category:Sindarin names]]
The ending ''[[-rim]]'' refers to people (eg. [[Galadhrim]]).
[[Category:Sindarin nouns]]
[[de:Zwerge#Namen]]
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[[fi:Gonnhirrim]]
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Gonnhirrim Sindarin "Masters of Stone" was a name for the Dwarves.[source?]

Etymology

The word consists of gond ("stone") + hîr ("lord, master") + the ending -rim ("people").[source?]