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==Sindarin== | ==Sindarin== | ||
'''''galad''''' is a [[Sindarin]] word for | '''''galad''''' is a [[Sindarin]] word for "radiance", "glittering", or "reflection", usually connected to water, gems, or a smooth surface. | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
Tolkien experimented with several possible etymologies of ''galad'': | |||
#''galad'' deriving from [[Primitive Elvish]] ''galatā'' ("radiance, radiate"), from [[Sundocarme|root]] [[KAL]].<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 50</ref> | |||
#''galad'' deriving from [[Primitive Elvish]] ''ñaladā'', from [[Sundocarme|root]] [[ÑGAL]] ("gleam, sheen").<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 59</ref> | |||
===Examples=== | ===Examples=== | ||
*''[[Gil-galad]]'' | *''[[Gil-galad]]'' | ||
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*[[Quenya]] ''[[ñalta]]'' | *[[Quenya]] ''[[ñalta]]'' | ||
*[[Telerin]] ''[[alata]]'' | *[[Telerin]] ''[[alata]]'' | ||
==Silvan== | ==Silvan== | ||
'''''galad''''' is a [[Silvan Elvish]] word for "tree".<ref>{{MR|P3I5}}, p. 182 (commentary to §42)</ref> | '''''galad''''' is a [[Silvan Elvish]] word for "tree".<ref>{{MR|P3I5}}, p. 182 (commentary to §42)</ref> | ||
Revision as of 11:14, 19 June 2011
Sindarin
galad is a Sindarin word for "radiance", "glittering", or "reflection", usually connected to water, gems, or a smooth surface.
Etymology
Tolkien experimented with several possible etymologies of galad:
- galad deriving from Primitive Elvish galatā ("radiance, radiate"), from root KAL.[1]
- galad deriving from Primitive Elvish ñaladā, from root ÑGAL ("gleam, sheen").[2]
Examples
Cognates
Silvan
galad is a Silvan Elvish word for "tree".[3]
See also
References
- ↑ 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. 50
- ↑ 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. 59
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Three. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: (I) The First Phase: 5. Of Eldanor and the Princes of the Eldalië", p. 182 (commentary to §42)
