Noldorin
mindon
noun. isolated hill, especially a hill with a watch tower
mindon
noun. tower
mindon
noun. tower, isolated hill (especially a hill with a watchtower)
Cognates
- ᴹQ. mindon “(isolated) tower” ✧ Ety/MINI
Derivations
- ᴹ✶minitunda “isolated hill, tower” ✧ Ety/MINI; Ety/TUN
Element in
- N. Inglormindon
- N. Mindor Uilas “*Isolated Mountain of Ever-leaf”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶minitunda > mindon [minitunda] > [minitonda] > [minitond] > [minidond] > [mindond] > [mindonn] > [mindon] ✧ Ety/TUN
minnas
noun. tower
minnas
noun. fort, city with a citadel and central watch-tower
minnas
noun. tower
Cognates
- ᴹQ. mindon “(isolated) tower” ✧ Ety/MINI
Derivations
- ᴹ√MIN “stand alone, stick out” ✧ Ety/MINI
Element in
- N. Minas Anor “Tower of the Sun”
- N. Minas Ithil “Tower of the Moon”
- N. Minas Morgol “Tower of Sorcery”
- N. Minnastirith “Watchtower”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√MINI > minnas [mindasse] > [mindass] > [minnass] > [minnas] ✧ Ety/MINI
amon
noun. hill, steep-sided mount
amon
noun. hill
Cognates
- ᴹQ. ambo “hill” ✧ Ety/AM²
Derivations
- ᴹ√AM “up” ✧ Ety/AM²
Element in
- N. Amon Thorn
- N. Amon Ereb “Lonely Hill”
- N. Amon Gwareth “Hill of Watch”
- N. Amon Hen
- N. Amon Lhaw
- N. Amon Uilos
- N. Emyn Arnen
- N. Haramon
- N. Emyn Rhain “Border Hills” ✧ TI/313
- N. Amon Dengin “Hill of Slain”
- N. Methen Amon
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√AM² > amon [ambon] > [ambon] > [ammon] > [amon] ✧ Ety/AM² ᴹ√AM² > emuin > emyn [amboni] > [ambuni] > [embyni] > [embyn] > [embyn] > [emmyn] > [emyn] ✧ Ety/AM²
tirion
noun. tower
Cognates
- ᴹQ. tirion “watch-tower, tower”
Element in
- N. Luindirien “Blue Towers” ✧ Ety/LUG²
tund
noun. hill, mound
tunn
noun. hill, mound
barad
noun. tower, fortress