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'''''Ando''''' is a noun meaning "gate" in [[Quenya]]. The word derives from the [[Sundocarme|root]] [[AD-]]. Compare with ''[[annon]]'' in [[Sindarin]]. | '''''Ando''''' is a noun meaning "gate" in [[Quenya]]. The word derives from the [[Sundocarme|root]] [[AD-]]. Compare with ''[[annon]]'' in [[Sindarin]]. | ||
[[Image:Ando.gif]]''Ando'' is also the name of the fifth letter of the [[Tengwar]] alphabet. | [[Image:Ando.gif]]''Ando'' is also the name of the fifth letter of the [[Tengwar]] alphabet. In all forms this letter was used to represent the letter "d". <ref>{{App|E2i}}</ref> | ||
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* ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'' by [[Ruth S. Noel]] | * ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'' by [[Ruth S. Noel]] | ||
* [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge Kåre Fauskanger]] | * [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge Kåre Fauskanger]] | ||
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[[Category:Quenya nouns]] | [[Category:Quenya nouns]] | ||
[[Category:Tengwar letters]] | [[Category:Tengwar letters]] | ||
Revision as of 22:24, 5 July 2011
Ando is a noun meaning "gate" in Quenya. The word derives from the root AD-. Compare with annon in Sindarin.
Ando is also the name of the fifth letter of the Tengwar alphabet. In all forms this letter was used to represent the letter "d". [1]
Sources
- The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth by Ruth S. Noel
- Quenya Corpus Wordlist edited by Helge Kåre Fauskanger
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, "Writing", "The Fëanorian Letters"
