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'''''annûn''''' is the [[Sindarin]] word for "sunset", and thus used as "West".<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''andúnë''</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
''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 [https://tolkienlistsearch.herokuapp.com/message/5e9c35ffdf6700ce9c85beb6 message] at [[Elfling]] mailing list</ref>. | |||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
* [[Henneth Annûn]] | * ''[[Henneth Annûn]]'' | ||
==Cognates== | ==Cognates== | ||
*[[Quenya]] ''[[Andúnë]]'' | *[[Quenya]] ''[[Andúnë]]'' | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*''[[dûn]]'' | *''[[dûn]]'' | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Annun}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Annun}} | ||
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[[Category:Sindarin nouns]] | [[Category:Sindarin nouns]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:17, 22 September 2022
annûn is the Sindarin word for "sunset", and thus used as "West".[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Cognates[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
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
