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* [[Ondoher]] = "Stone Lord" | * [[Ondoher]] = "Stone Lord" | ||
* [[Ondolindë]] = "Rock of the Music of Water" | * [[Ondolindë]] = "Rock of the Music of Water" | ||
| − | * [[Ondonórë]] = Stone land, [[Gondor]] | + | * [[Gondor|Ondonórë]] = Stone land, [[Gondor]] |
==Cognates== | ==Cognates== | ||
*[[Sindarin]] ''[[gond]]'' | *[[Sindarin]] ''[[gond]]'' | ||
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| + | [[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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[[Category: Quenya nouns]] | [[Category: Quenya nouns]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:05, 9 November 2012
ondo means "stone" or "rock" in Quenya.
[edit] Etymology
From OS *gondo, PQ gon(do)[1][2] from possible root *GON
[edit] Examples
[edit] Cognates
[edit] Real-world inspiration
J.R.R. Tolkien was inspired by the early Celtic word ond, also meaning "rock".[3][4]
[edit] References
- ↑ 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, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, p. 374
- ↑ 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)