Quenya 

mandu

abyss

mandu noun "abyss" (MC:214; this is "Qenya" - Tolkien's later Quenya has undumë)

undumë

abyss

undumë noun "abyss" (Markirya)

undumë

noun. abyss

Element in

Variations

  • undume ✧ MC/222; MC/222

assa

hole, perforation, opening, mouth

assa "hole, perforation, opening, mouth" (GAS)

cilya

chasm

cilya noun "chasm", allative cilyanna ("k") "in-Chasm" (sc. "into [the] chasm") _(LR:47, 56). _In MR:471, cilya is defined as "cleft, gorge". Spelt kilya in Etym, there defined as "cleft, pass between hills, gorge" (KIL)

ecca

hole

ecca ("k")noun "hole", apparently associated with Sindarin torech "secret hole, lair" (PE17:188)

fatanyu

hell

fatanyu noun "hell" (GL:51)

latta

hole, pit

latta (1) noun "hole, pit" (DAT/DANT, VT45:8)

unquë

hole, hollow

unquë noun "hole, hollow" (VT46:20, UNUK), also name of tengwa #16 _(Appendix E; there spelt unque, while the Etymologies has unqe)_

Sindarin 

iâ

noun. chasm, pit; void, abyss, chasm, pit; void, abyss; [N.] gulf

A word variously glossed “void, abyss” (Let/383), “chasm, pit” (PE17/35), or “gulf” (Ety/YAG), it was the final element in the name S. Moria “Black Chasm, Black Pit”. It was a derivative of the root √YAG, and in The Etymologies of the 1930s its primitive form was given as ᴹ✶yagu- (Ety/YAG), in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s its primitive form was ᴹ✶yagō (RS/437), while in a 1967 letter its primitive form was ✶yagā (Let/383).

Derivations

  • ✶yagā ✧ Let/383
    • √YAG “gap, gap; [ᴹ√] yawn, gape” ✧ Let/383
  • √YAG “gap, gap; [ᴹ√] yawn, gape” ✧ PE17/035

Element in

  • S. Moria “Black Chasm, Black Pit” ✧ Let/383; PE17/035; SA/iâ

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
✶yagā > iâ[jagā] > [jaga] > [jaɣa] > [jā]✧ Let/383
√YAG > iâ[jagā] > [jaga] > [jaɣa] > [jā]✧ PE17/035
Sindarin [Let/383; PE17/035; SA/iâ] Group: Eldamo. Published by

iâ

noun. abyss, void

Sindarin [Ety/400, S/432, Letters/383] Group: SINDICT. Published by

dath

abyss

dath (i dhath) (hole, pit, steep fall), pl. daith (i naith) (VT45:8)

dath

abyss

(i dhath) (hole, pit, steep fall), pl. daith (i naith) (VT45:8)

iâ

abyss

iâ (chasm, void, gulf), pl. iai (LR:400, RS:437, Letters:383)

iâ

abyss

(chasm, void, gulf), pl. iai (LR:400, RS:437, Letters:383)

dath

hole

1) dath (i dhath) (pit, steep fall, abyss), pl. daith (i naith) (VT45:8), 2) gass (i **ass, construct gas) (gap), pl. gais (i ngais** = i ñais), 3)

dath

hole

(i dhath) (pit, steep fall, abyss), pl. daith (i naith) (VT45:8)

iâ

gulf

1) iâ (chasm, void, abyss), pl. iai (LR:400, RS:437, Letters:383), 2) iaw (cleft, ravine), pl. ioe. Note: a homophone means ”corn”.

iâ

gulf

(chasm, void, abyss), pl. iai (LR:400, RS:437, Letters:383)

iâ

chasm

iâ (gulf, void, abyss), pl. iai (LR:400, RS:437, Letters:383)

iâ

chasm

(gulf, void, abyss), pl. iai (LR:400, RS:437, Letters:383)

annûn

going-down

n. going-down, esp. sunset, West. Q. Andúne, andū, Hadorian adûn. >> dûn, Henneth Annûn

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:18:64:88:102:121] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

iâ

noun. gulf

Sindarin [Ety/400, S/432, Letters/383] Group: SINDICT. Published by

iâ

chasm

_ n. _chasm, pit. >> Moria

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:35] < YAG. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

band

hell

1) band (i mand, o mband; construct ban) (custody, prison, safekeeping, duress, doom), pl. baind (i mbaind), coll. pl. bannath. 2) Udûn (= Utumno, stronghold of Melkor), pl. Uduin if there is a pl. (which is unlikely if Udûn is a proper name)

band

hell

(i mand, o mband; construct ban) (custody, prison, safekeeping, duress, doom), pl. baind (i mbaind), coll. pl. bannath.

gass

hole

(i ’ass, construct gas) (gap), pl. gais (i ngais = i ñais)

iaw

gulf

(cleft, ravine), pl. ioe. Note: a homophone means ”corn”.

tess

fine pierced hole

(i dess, construct tes), pl. tiss (i thiss). Archaic ters *(VT46:18)*****

torech

hole

torech (i dorech, o thorech) (lair, excavation), pl. terich (i therich) for archaic törich.

torech

hole

(i dorech, o thorech) (lair, excavation), pl. terich (i therich) for archaic törich.

udûn

hell

(= Utumno, stronghold of Melkor), pl. Uduin if there is a pl. (which is unlikely if Udûn is a proper name)

Adûnaic

akhâs

noun. chasm

A noun for “chasm” attested only in the prepositional phrase akhāsada “into chasm” (SD/247) and akhās-ada “chasm-into” (SD/311), the latter example making it clear which element means what.

Element in

Variations

  • akhās ✧ SD/247; SD/311
Adûnaic [SD/247; SD/311] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Primitive elvish

ekka

noun. hole

Derivatives

  • ᴺQ. ecca “hole, *lair”

Element in

  • S. torech “lair, (secret) hole, excavation” ✧ PE17/188
Primitive elvish [PE17/188] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Noldorin 

dath

noun. hole, pit, steep fall, abyss

Noldorin [Ety/354, VT/45:8] Group: SINDICT. Published by

dath

noun. hole, pit; steep fall, abyss

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. latta “hole, pit” ✧ Ety/DAT; EtyAC/DAT

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶dattā “hole, pit” ✧ Ety/DAT; EtyAC/DAT
    • ᴹ√DAT “fall down” ✧ Ety/DAT; EtyAC/DAT

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶dattā > dath[dattā] > [datta] > [dattʰa] > [daθθa] > [daθθ] > [daθ]✧ Ety/DAT
Noldorin [Ety/DAT; EtyAC/DAT] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ia

noun. abyss, void

Noldorin [Ety/400, S/432, Letters/383] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gas

noun. hole, gap

Noldorin [Ety/357] Group: SINDICT. Published by

ia

noun. gulf

Noldorin [Ety/400, S/432, Letters/383] Group: SINDICT. Published by

ia

noun. gulf

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶yagō “gulf” ✧ Ety/YAG; RS/437
    • ᴹ√YAG “yawn, gape” ✧ Ety/YAG

Element in

  • N. Moria “Black Gulf” ✧ Ety/YAG; RS/437

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶yagu- > ia[jagu] > [jago] > [jaɣo] > [jaɣ] > [ja]✧ Ety/YAG
ᴹ✶yagō > ia[jagō] > [jago] > [jaɣo] > [jaɣ] > [ja]✧ RS/437
Noldorin [Ety/YAG; RS/437] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ters

noun. (fine pierced) hole

Noldorin [VT/46:18] Group: SINDICT. Published by

tess

noun. (fine pierced) hole

Noldorin [VT/46:18] Group: SINDICT. Published by

torech

noun. hole, excavation, lair

Noldorin [WR/202, RC/490] Group: SINDICT. Published by

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Qenya 

latta

noun. hole, pit

Cognates

  • N. dath “hole, pit; steep fall, abyss” ✧ Ety/DAT; EtyAC/DAT

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶dattā “hole, pit” ✧ Ety/DAT; EtyAC/DAT
    • ᴹ√DAT “fall down” ✧ Ety/DAT; EtyAC/DAT

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶dattā > latta[dattā] > [lattā] > [latta]✧ Ety/DAT
ᴹ✶dattā > latta[dattā] > [lattā] > [latta]✧ EtyAC/DAT

Variations

  • latta ✧ Ety/DAT; EtyAC/DAT
Qenya [Ety/DAT; EtyAC/DAT] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tundo

noun. hole

Derivations

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶tŭndŭ > tundo[tundu] > [tundo]✧ PE21/08

Variations

  • tundo ✧ PE21/08
Qenya [PE21/08; PE21/09; PE21/10; PE21/11] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

dattā

noun. hole, pit

Derivations

  • ᴹ√DAT “fall down” ✧ Ety/DAT; EtyAC/DAT

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. latta “hole, pit” ✧ Ety/DAT; EtyAC/DAT
  • N. dath “hole, pit; steep fall, abyss” ✧ Ety/DAT; EtyAC/DAT
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/DAT; EtyAC/DAT] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tundu

noun. hole

Derivations

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. tundo “hole” ✧ PE21/08

Element in

Variations

  • tŭndŭ ✧ PE21/08
  • tundu ✧ PE21/31
Middle Primitive Elvish [PE21/08; PE21/31] Group: Eldamo. Published by

yagō

noun. gulf

Derivations

  • ᴹ√YAG “yawn, gape” ✧ Ety/YAG

Derivatives

  • N. ia “gulf” ✧ Ety/YAG; RS/437

Variations

  • yagu- ✧ Ety/YAG
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/YAG; RS/437] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

band

noun. hell

Cognates

  • Eq. Mandos “Hell” ✧ PME/058

Derivations

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√mᵇṇřṇ > band[mbṇ̄ð] > [mbanð] > [mband] > [mband] > [band]✧ PME/058

inthanfog

place name. Hell

Changes

  • Intanfog → Inthanfog ✧ GL/51

Cognates

Variations

  • Intanfog ✧ GL/51 (Intanfog); GL/69
Gnomish [GL/51; GL/69] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Noldorin

band

noun. hell

Variations

  • Band ✧ PE13/138
Early Noldorin [PE13/138] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

mandu

noun. hell; abyss

Derivations

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√Mᵇ(A)NÐ(A)N > -MANDU[mbṇðū] > [mbṇðu] > [mbanðu] > [manðu] > [mandu]✧ QL/058

Variations

  • -mandu ✧ LT1A/Mandos
  • Mandu ✧ PE16/062; PE16/072; PE16/074; PE16/075
  • -MANDU ✧ QL/058
Early Quenya [LT1A/Mandos; MC/214; MC/221; PE16/062; PE16/072; PE16/074; PE16/075; PE16/077; QL/058] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sunqe

noun. going-down, descent, down-fall; abyss, depth

Derivations

  • ᴱ√SUQU “*descend” ✧ QL/087

Element in

  • Eq. sunqele “sinking, falling, setting of heavenly bodies” ✧ QL/087

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√SUQU > sunqe[suŋkʷē] > [suŋkʷe]✧ QL/087
Early Quenya [PME/087; QL/087] Group: Eldamo. Published by

fatanyu

place name. Hell

Qenya name for G. Inthanfog “Hell” (GL/51). In might be a compound of Fâ “Lowest Air” and some form of tan(y)a “fire”, since its Gnomish equivalent contains G. Tanfa “hot air of the deep places”.

Cognates

Elements

WordGloss
Fâ“Lowest Air”
tan(y)a“fire”

Variations

  • fatanyu ✧ GL/51
Early Quenya [GL/51] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mandor

place name. Hell

mandos

place name. Hell

Cognates

  • G. Bannoth “Mandos” ✧ GL/21; GL/45; GL/18; LT1A/Mandos; PE14/012
  • G. band “hell” ✧ PME/058

Derivations

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√mᵇṇřṇ > mandor[mbṇðor] > [mbanðor] > [manðor] > [mandor]✧ PME/058
ᴱ√Mᵇ(A)NÐ(A)N > Mandos[mbṇðost] > [mbanðost] > [manðost] > [mandost] > [mandos]✧ QL/058

Variations

  • Mandor ✧ PE15/73; QL/099 (Mandor)
  • mandor ✧ PME/058; PME/099
Early Quenya [GL/18; GL/21; GL/45; LBI/Mandos; LT1A/Mandos; LT1I/Mandos; LT2I/Mandos; PE14/012; PE15/73; PME/058; PME/099; QL/037; QL/058; QL/099] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sat

noun. hole

Derivations

  • ᴱ√SAPA “dig, excavate” ✧ QL/082

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√SAPA > sat[sapt] > [sat]✧ QL/082
Early Quenya [QL/082] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tunda

noun. hole

Cognates

  • En. tonn “(bored) hole, perforation” ✧ PE13/122; PE13/165

Derivations

Early Quenya [PE13/122; PE13/165] Group: Eldamo. Published by