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==Sindarin== | |||
'''''oron''''' is an archaic/poetic (†) [[Sindarin]] word glossed as "[[trees|tree]]".<ref name=PE1>{{PE|17}}, pp. 89, 153</ref> [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] also experimented with the form ''oronī'' ("trees?").<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 33</ref> | '''''oron''''' is an archaic/poetic (†) [[Sindarin]] word glossed as "[[trees|tree]]".<ref name=PE1>{{PE|17}}, pp. 89, 153</ref> [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] also experimented with the form ''oronī'' ("trees?").<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 33</ref> | ||
===Etymology=== | |||
==Examples== | Although not an attested derivative, the word can likely be connected to [[Sundocarme|root]] [[OR|ŌR/RO]] ("rise up, go high").<ref name=L347>{{L|347}}, p. 426 (root appearing as "√ŌR/RO")</ref>{{or}} | ||
===Examples=== | |||
* [[Lebethron]]<ref name=PE1/> | * [[Lebethron]]<ref name=PE1/> | ||
==See also== | ===See also=== | ||
*Sindarin ''[[eryn]]'' | *Sindarin ''[[eryn]]'' | ||
*Sindarin ''[[orn]]'' | *Sindarin ''[[orn]]'' | ||
*[[Orophin#Etymology]] | *[[Orophin#Etymology]] | ||
==Quenya== | |||
'''''oron''''' (pl. ''oronti'') is a [[Quenya]] word meaning "mountain".<ref name=LR>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 379</ref> | |||
===Etymology=== | |||
*[[Sundocarme|Root]] [[OR#Other versions|ÓROT]]<ref name=LR/> | |||
===See also=== | |||
*[[Quenya]] ''[[oro]]'' ("mountain") | |||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
{{DISPLAYTITLE:oron}} | {{DISPLAYTITLE:oron}} | ||
[[Category:Sindarin nouns]] | [[Category:Sindarin nouns]] | ||
Revision as of 12:31, 14 July 2011
Sindarin
oron is an archaic/poetic (†) Sindarin word glossed as "tree".[1] Tolkien also experimented with the form oronī ("trees?").[2]
Etymology
Although not an attested derivative, the word can likely be connected to root ŌR/RO ("rise up, go high").[3]Template:Or
Examples
See also
- Sindarin eryn
- Sindarin orn
- Orophin#Etymology
Quenya
oron (pl. oronti) is a Quenya word meaning "mountain".[4]
Etymology
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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), pp. 89, 153
- ↑ 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. 33
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 347, (dated 17 December 1972), p. 426 (root appearing as "√ŌR/RO")
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 379
