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Aldalómë

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Aldalómë is one of the names of the Fangorn Forest, used by Treebeard in his song In the willow-meads of Tasarinan I walked in the Spring (LoTR II/3., Ch. 4). The other names mentioned by Treebeard are Ambaróna and Tauremorna.

J.R.R. Tolkien notes in his Unfinished Index that it means 'tree-twilight', and refers to Quenya words alda 'tree' and lómë 'dimness, twilight, night' (quoted in Scull - Hammond, Reader's Companion, p. 385).

[edit] Inflection

Quenya noun
Aldalómë
Case \ # Singular Case \ # Singular
Nominative Aldalómë Locative Aldalómissë
Accusative Aldalómí Allative Aldalóminna
Genitive Aldalómio Ablative Aldalómillo
Possessive Aldalómiva Instrumental Aldalóminen
Dative Aldalómin *Respective Aldalómis
Asterisked forms are speculative. Chart may not be 100% canonical.