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(or [1] is a Sindarin noun meaning "nightfall", "late evening", "night", or "dimness"[2].

Etymology[edit | edit source]

From OS dogme, PQ *doȝmi, root DOȜ; and/or OS *doume, from PQ dōmi from related root .[3]

It is also associated with ndû.[3]

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References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names",
  2. 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. 37
  3. 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entry DOȜ, DÔ-