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| − | '''RUKU''' is an [[Elvish]] [[Sundocarme|root]] signifying "''the dreadful shapes ... taken by the servants of [[Melkor]]''"<ref>{{MR|Myths|}}, "[Section] X", p. 416</ref> that haunted the [[Elves]] and "''the terror that they inspired''"<ref name=AC>{{WJ|AC}}, pp. 389-391, 415 (Author's note 28)</ref>. | + | '''RUKU''' is an [[Elvish]] [[Sundocarme|root]] signifying "''the dreadful shapes ... taken by the servants of [[Morgoth|Melkor]]''"<ref>{{MR|Myths|}}, "[Section] X", p. 416</ref> that haunted the [[Elves]] and "''the terror that they inspired''"<ref name=AC>{{WJ|AC}}, pp. 389-391, 415 (Author's note 28)</ref>. |
==Derivatives<ref name=AC/>== | ==Derivatives<ref name=AC/>== | ||
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**[[Khuzdul]]: ''[[Rukhs]]'' | **[[Khuzdul]]: ''[[Rukhs]]'' | ||
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In the [[The Etymologies|''Etymologies'']] appears the root '''RUK''', signifying "[[demons|demon]]".<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 384</ref> | In the [[The Etymologies|''Etymologies'']] appears the root '''RUK''', signifying "[[demons|demon]]".<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 384</ref> | ||
| − | Also in the [[The Etymologies|''Etymologies'']] appears the root '''ÓROK''', | + | Also in the [[The Etymologies|''Etymologies'']] appears the root '''ÓROK''', from which derive words signifying "[[Orcs#Orcs and Goblins|goblin]]":<ref name=LR379>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 379</ref> |
*[[Primitive Quendian]]: ''órku'' | *[[Primitive Quendian]]: ''órku'' | ||
**[[Quenya]]: ''orko'' (pl. ''orqi'') | **[[Quenya]]: ''orko'' (pl. ''orqi'') | ||
| − | **[[Noldorin]]: ''orch'' (pl ''yrch'', archaic ''yrchy''<ref>{{VT|46a}}, p. 7 | + | **[[Noldorin]]: ''orch'' (pl ''yrch'', archaic ''yrchy''<ref>{{VT|46a}}, p. 7</ref>) |
**[[Nandorin|Danian]]: ''urc'' (pl. ''yrc'') | **[[Nandorin|Danian]]: ''urc'' (pl. ''yrc'') | ||
**[[Doriathrin]]: ''urch'' (pl. ''urchin'') | **[[Doriathrin]]: ''urch'' (pl. ''urchin'') | ||
Latest revision as of 15:40, 20 March 2012
RUKU is an Elvish root signifying "the dreadful shapes ... taken by the servants of Melkor"[1] that haunted the Elves and "the terror that they inspired"[2].
[edit] Derivatives[2]
- Primitive Quendian: ruk-, rauk-, uruk-, urk(u), runk-, rukut/s, gruk-, guruk-, ñguruk
- Common Eldarin: rauku, raukō
- Common Eldarin: urku, uruku
- Common Eldarin: urkō, urkā
- Adûnaic: urku, urkhu
- Black Speech: uruk
- Khuzdul: Rukhs
[edit] Other versions
In the Etymologies appears the root RUK, signifying "demon".[3]
Also in the Etymologies appears the root ÓROK, from which derive words signifying "goblin":[4]
- Primitive Quendian: órku
- Quenya: orko (pl. orqi)
- Noldorin: orch (pl yrch, archaic yrchy[5])
- Danian: urc (pl. yrc)
- Doriathrin: urch (pl. urchin)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Five. Myths Transformed", "[Section] X", p. 416
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar: Appendix C. Elvish names for the Orcs", pp. 389-391, 415 (Author's note 28)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part Three: The Etymologies", p. 384
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part Three: The Etymologies", p. 379
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Addenda and Corrigenda to the Etymologies — Part Two" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter and Patrick H. Wynne), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 46, July 2004, p. 7