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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]] | ||
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*[[Sindarin]] ''[[gond]]'' | *[[Sindarin]] ''[[gond]]'' |
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ondo means "stone" or "rock" in Quenya.
Etymology
From OS *gondo, PQ gon(do)[1][2] from possible root *GON
Examples
Cognates
Real-world inspiration
J.R.R. Tolkien was inspired by the early Celtic word ond, also meaning "rock".[3][4]
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)