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''Annûn'' has a peculiar spelling because it is spelled with a | ''Annûn'' has a peculiar spelling because it is spelled with a circumflex (ˆ), which Tolkien used in monosyllables of Sindarin. An explanation is that ''annûn'' was only a variant of ''[[dûn]]''. | ||
The evolution was parallel of that of ''dûn'', only that it came from [[OS]] *''andûne''. The [[PQ]] ''[[ndûnê]]'' ([[root]] [[NDÛ]]) evolved a "syllabic nasal" *''ṇdûnê'' which further evolved in the full vowel *''a-''<ref>[[David Salo]]'s [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elfling/message/35968 message] at [[Elfling]] mailing list</ref>. | The evolution was parallel of that of ''dûn'', only that it came from [[OS]] *''andûne''. The [[PQ]] ''[[ndûnê]]'' ([[root]] [[NDÛ]]) evolved a "syllabic nasal" *''ṇdûnê'' which further evolved in the full vowel *''a-''<ref>[[David Salo]]'s [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elfling/message/35968 message] at [[Elfling]] mailing list</ref>. | ||
Revision as of 15:29, 16 February 2015
annûn is the Sindarin word for "sunset", and thus used as "West".[1]
Etymology
Annûn has a peculiar spelling because it is spelled with a circumflex (ˆ), which Tolkien used in monosyllables of Sindarin. An explanation is that annûn was only a variant of dûn.
The evolution was parallel of that of dûn, only that it came from OS *andûne. The PQ ndûnê (root NDÛ) evolved a "syllabic nasal" *ṇdûnê which further evolved in the full vowel *a-[2].
Examples
Cognates
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", andúnë
- ↑ David Salo's message at Elfling mailing list
