Drû: Difference between revisions

From Tolkien Gateway
No edit summary
m (grammar fix)
(4 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown)
Line 8: Line 8:
This Sindarin word comes from ''[[Drughu]]'' the [[Drúedain]]'s own name for themselves.  
This Sindarin word comes from ''[[Drughu]]'' the [[Drúedain]]'s own name for themselves.  


Since [[Elvish]] don't have ''gh'' it was derived as ''drughu > dru'u > druu > drû''
Since [[Elvish]] languages don't have ''gh'' it was derived as ''drughu > dru'u > druu > drû''
 
==Examples==
==Examples==
*[[Drúadan]]
*[[Drúadan]]
Line 15: Line 16:
*[[Quenya]] ''[[Rú]]''
*[[Quenya]] ''[[Rú]]''
*[[Rohirric]] ''[[Róg]]''
*[[Rohirric]] ''[[Róg]]''
[[category:Sindarin nouns]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dru}}
[[Category:Sindarin nouns]]

Revision as of 16:55, 30 October 2021

Drû (pl. Drúin, coll. Drúath) is the Sindarin name for the mysterious people of Men who became known as the Woses in the Third Age.

Usage of plural

  • Drúin is the simple plural of the word.
  • The collective Drúath was modified as early as the First Age when it became known that they were enemies of the orcs. Later used to refer to a large number of the Drúedain.
  • Drúedain refers to the race as a whole.

Etymology

This Sindarin word comes from Drughu the Drúedain's own name for themselves.

Since Elvish languages don't have gh it was derived as drughu > dru'u > druu > drû

Examples

Cognates