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'''Amon Uilos''' | '''Amon Uilos''' was the [[Sindarin]] translation of the [[Quenya]] name [[Oiolossë]]. It was better known by the name of [[Taniquetil]].<ref name=SIndex>{{S|Index}}</ref><ref name=PE17>{{PE|17}}, p. 26</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | |||
*''[[amon]]'' ("steep-sided mount") + ''[[uilos]]'' ("always white") | |||
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[[fr:encyclo/geographie/reliefs/aman/amon_uilos]] | [[fr:encyclo/geographie/reliefs/aman/amon_uilos]] |
Revision as of 20:51, 4 June 2011
Amon Uilos was the Sindarin translation of the Quenya name Oiolossë. It was better known by the name of Taniquetil.[1][2]
Etymology
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names"
- ↑ 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. 26