Nórui

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Nórui is the sixth month of the calendar of the Dúnedain. It was also called Nárië in Quenya.[1] The first element of the name, Nór-, is derived from Sindarin naur "fire".[2] The second element -ui is a common adjectival ending,[3] also present in other Sindarin names of the months.[4]

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix D, "The Calendars"
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry naur. 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) p. 38.
  3. 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), p. 87.
  4. Cf. Nínui, Urui, Hithui.