Sindarin 

gwanunig

noun. a twin (one of a pair of twins)

Sindarin [WJ/367] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gwanunig

noun. twin

Cognates

  • Q. onóna “twin-born; one of a pair of twins” ✧ WJ/367

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
go-“together, co-, com-”
NŌ/ONO“beget, give birth to; be born, beget, give birth to; be born; [ᴱ√] become”
-eg“diminutive/singular ending”
Sindarin [LotR/1054; PE17/116; PM/353; PM/365; PMI/Ambarussa; WJ/367] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gwanûn

noun. a pair of twins

Sindarin [WJ/367] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gwenyn

noun. twins

Sindarin [PM/353, PM/365] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gwanunig

twin

gwanunig (i **wanunig**), a singular formed from:

gwanunig

twin

(i ’wanunig), a singular formed from:

gwanûn

pair of twins

(in gwanûn) (WJ:367). Also gwanur (in gwanur) (LotR Appendix A). Note: a homophone of gwanur means ”brother; kinsman or kinswoman”

gwanur

pair of twins

(in gwanur), also gwanûn (in gwanûn) (WJ:367)

gwenyn

pair of twins

(PM:353, 365)

Noldorin 

gwanur

noun. a pair of twins

Noldorin [Ety/378, Ety/392, VT/46:6, LotR/A(iv)] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gwanur

noun. brother or kinsman, kinswoman

Noldorin [Ety/378, Ety/392, VT/46:6, LotR/A(iv)] Group: SINDICT. Published by

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Early Quenya

yunga

noun. twin

Cognates

Early Quenya [PE14/077; PE15/78] Group: Eldamo. Published by