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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}}, entry "TUB-"</ref> in [[Sindarin]] (and [[Noldorin]]). | |||
==Etymology== | |||
In ''[[The Etymologies]]'', Noldorin ''tum'' derives from [[Primitive Quendian]] ''[[tumbu]]'', [[Sundocarme|root]] [[TUB]].<ref name="Etym"/> | |||
[[Category: | ==Examples== | ||
* ''[[Carn Dûm|Carn '''Dûm''']]'' = "Red Valley" | |||
*''[[Tumhalad|'''Tum'''halad]]'' | |||
*''[[Tumladen|'''Tum'''laden]]'' = "Wide Valley" | |||
* ''[[Tum Gondregain|'''Tum''' Gondregain]]'' = "Stonewain Valley" | |||
* ''[[Tum Orchorod|'''Tum''' Orchorod]]'' = "Vale of Tall Mountains" | |||
==Cognates== | |||
*[[Quenya]] ''[[tumbo]]'' | |||
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Latest revision as of 09:10, 10 October 2021
tum means "valley"[1] or "deep valley, under or among hills"[2] in Sindarin (and Noldorin).
Etymology[edit | edit source]
In The Etymologies, Noldorin tum derives from Primitive Quendian tumbu, root TUB.[2]
Examples[edit | edit source]
- Carn Dûm = "Red Valley"
- Tumhalad
- Tumladen = "Wide Valley"
- Tum Gondregain = "Stonewain Valley"
- Tum Orchorod = "Vale of Tall Mountains"
Cognates[edit | edit source]
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", entry "TUB-"
