Cemendur

earth-servant

Cemendur masc. name *"Earth-servant" (i.e. farmer?) (Appendix A, UT:210)

cemendur

masculine name. *Servant of the Earth

Name of the 4th king of Gondor (LotR/1038). It was also the name of the third child of Axantur and grandfather of Hallacar (UT/210). The name seems to be a compound of cemen “Earth” and -(n)dur “-servant”.

Elements

Word	Gloss
cemen	“the earth; earth, the earth; earth, [ᴹQ.] soil”
-(n)dur	“servant; to serve”

Variations

• Kemendur ✧ PMI/Kemendur

cemendur

noun. farmer

A neologism for “farmer” coined by Helge Fauskanger for his NQNT (NQNT), a combination of cemen “earth” and -(n)dur “servant”, a suffix sometimes used in the names of professions such as arandur “minister” and ornendur “forester”.

Elements

Word	Gloss
cemen	“the earth; earth, the earth; earth, [ᴹQ.] soil”
-(n)dur	“servant; to serve”