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'''''andúnë''''' is the poetic word for "sunset", "west",<ref name=PE17>{{PE|17}}, p. 64</ref> or "evening" in [[Quenya]]. The more common word for "west" is '''''[[númen]]'''''. | '''''andúnë''''' is the poetic word for "sunset", "west",<ref name=PE17>{{PE|17}}, p. 64</ref> or "evening" in [[Quenya]]. The more common word for "west" is '''''[[númen]]'''''. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
''Andúnë'' derives from the [[Sundocarme|root]] NDŪ ("sink, go down").<ref name=PE17/> | ''Andúnë'' derives from the [[Sundocarme|root]] NDŪ ("sink, go down").<ref name=PE17/> | ||
==Cognates== | ==Cognates== | ||
*[[Sindarin]], ''[[annûn]]'' | *[[Sindarin]], ''[[annûn]]'' | ||
*[[Adûnaic]], ''[[adûn]]'' | *[[Adûnaic]], ''[[adûn]]'' | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Andúril]] = "Flame of the West" | * [[Andúril]] = "Flame of the West" | ||
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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 Fauskanger]] | * [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge Fauskanger]] | ||
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[[Category:Quenya nouns]] | [[Category:Quenya nouns]] | ||
Revision as of 23:39, 21 October 2012
andúnë is the poetic word for "sunset", "west",[1] or "evening" in Quenya. The more common word for "west" is númen.
Etymology
Andúnë derives from the root NDŪ ("sink, go down").[1]
Cognates
See also
- Andúril = "Flame of the West"
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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. 64
