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'''''tum''''' means "valley"<ref name="Silm">{{S|Elements}}, entry ''tum''</ref> or "deep valley, under or among hills"<ref name="Etym">{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 394, entry '''TUB-'''</ref> in [[Sindarin]] (and [[Noldorin]]). | '''''tum''''' means "valley"<ref name="Silm">{{S|Elements}}, entry ''tum''</ref> or "deep valley, under or among hills"<ref name="Etym">{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 394, entry '''TUB-'''</ref> in [[Sindarin]] (and [[Noldorin]]). | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
In the [[The | In the [[The Etymologies|''Etymologies'']], Noldorin ''tum'' derives from [[Primitive Quendian]] ''[[tumbu]]'', [[Sundocarme|root]] [[TUB]].<ref name="Etym"/> | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
*''[[Tumhalad]]'' | *''[[Tumhalad]]'' |
Revision as of 12:01, 8 July 2011
tum means "valley"[1] or "deep valley, under or among hills"[2] in Sindarin (and Noldorin).
Etymology
In the Etymologies, Noldorin tum derives from Primitive Quendian tumbu, root TUB.[2]
Examples
Cognates
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry tum
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 394, entry TUB-