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'''''mindon''''' is a noun meaning "lofty tower" in [[Quenya]]. Compare with ''[[minas]]'' in [[Sindarin]]. | __NOTOC__ | ||
==Quenya== | |||
'''''mindon''''' is a noun meaning "lofty tower" in [[Quenya]]. Compare with ''[[minas]]'' in [[Sindarin]].<ref>[[Ruth S. Noel]], ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]''</ref><ref>[http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge Fauskanger]]</ref> | |||
===Examples=== | |||
* [[Mindon Eldaliéva]] = "Tower of the [[Eldar]]" | * [[Mindon Eldaliéva]] = "(Our) Tower of the [[Eldar]]" | ||
== | ==Sindarin/Noldorin== | ||
[[Category:Quenya | '''''mindon''''' means "isolated hill ... especially a hill with a watch-tower" in [[Noldorin]].<ref name=LR>{{LR|Etymologies}}, pp. 373, 395</ref> Evidently, this meaning was retained in [[Sindarin]] in the contraction ''min'', as [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] wrote in his [[Index questions|unfinished index]] that ''Min-Rimmon'' meant "peak of the Rimmon".<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 511</ref><ref group="note">It is a bit unclear if Hammond and Scull interpret the meaning to be Sindarin, or if Tolkien so actually wrote in the unpublished manuscript.</ref> | ||
===Etymology=== | |||
From [[Primitive Quendian]] ''minitunda'' or ''minitaun'', derived from [[Sundocarme|roots]] [[MINI]] + [[TUN]].<ref name=LR/> | |||
===Examples=== | |||
*[[Min-Rimmon]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:39, 19 October 2012
Quenya[edit | edit source]
mindon is a noun meaning "lofty tower" in Quenya. Compare with minas in Sindarin.[1][2]
Examples[edit | edit source]
- Mindon Eldaliéva = "(Our) Tower of the Eldar"
Sindarin/Noldorin[edit | edit source]
mindon means "isolated hill ... especially a hill with a watch-tower" in Noldorin.[3] Evidently, this meaning was retained in Sindarin in the contraction min, as Tolkien wrote in his unfinished index that Min-Rimmon meant "peak of the Rimmon".[4][note 1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
From Primitive Quendian minitunda or minitaun, derived from roots MINI + TUN.[3]
Examples[edit | edit source]
Notes
- ↑ It is a bit unclear if Hammond and Scull interpret the meaning to be Sindarin, or if Tolkien so actually wrote in the unpublished manuscript.
References
- ↑ Ruth S. Noel, The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth
- ↑ Quenya Corpus Wordlist edited by Helge Fauskanger
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", pp. 373, 395
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 511
