(in archaic sense, cf. other glosses) ) gobel (i **obel) (enclosed dwelling, walled house or village), pl. gebil (i ngebil** = i ñebil). Archaic pl. *göbil.
Quenya
irin
town
Sindarin
gobel
town
gobel
town
(i ’obel) (enclosed dwelling, walled house or village), pl. gebil (i ngebil = i ñebil). Archaic pl. ✱göbil.
Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!
Edain
obel
noun. town
Element in
- Ed. Obel Halad “Town of the Chieftain” ✧ WJI/Obel Halad
- S. Amon Obel
Variations
- Obel ✧ WJI/Obel Halad
Gnomish
grand
noun. town
grann
noun. strong place, fort; walled town, city
Changes
grann→ grann “dwelling, township” ✧ GL/42Cognates
- Eq. -uran(do) “town” ✧ QL/102
Derivations
Element in
- G. i·glin grandin a·Dol Erethrin Airi “*the fair towns of Holy Lonely Isle” ✧ PE13/093
Variations
- grand ✧ QL/102
Early Noldorin
gwâr
noun. town
Derivations
- ᴱ√KORO “be round, roll”
Element in
- En. Ingwar “City of In” ✧ PE13/148
Variations
- gwár ✧ PE13/146; PE13/148
Early Quenya
-oran
suffix. town
-uran(do)
suffix. town
Cognates
Derivations
- ᴱ√ẆAÐA “dwell” ✧ QL/102
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√ẆAÐA > -urand- [-ɣʷðand-] > [-ɣʷzand-] > [-ɣʷrand-] > [-wrand-] > [-urand-] ✧ QL/102 Variations
- -orand- ✧ QL/102
- -urand- ✧ QL/102
irin
noun. town
Derivations
- ᴱ√IÐI “dwell‽” ✧ LT2A/Idril; QL/043
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√IŘI > irin [iðin] > [izin] > [irin] ✧ QL/043
pelle
noun. town
Cognates
- G. pel “village, hamlet, -ham”
Derivations
- ᴱ√PELE “fence in” ✧ QL/073
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√PELE¹ > pelle [pellē] > [pelle] ✧ QL/073
irin noun "town" (LT2:343; hardly a valid word in Tolkien's later Quenya)