tum

noun. deep valley, under or among hills

tum

noun. (deep) valley

Cognates

• ᴹQ. tumbo “deep valley (under or among hills, with high sides)” ✧ Ety/TUB

Derivations

• ᴹ✶tumbu “deep valley under or among hills” ✧ Ety/TUB
  • ᴹ√TUB “to fall low[?], go down (below normal ground level), (esp.) to go down (sink, dive) into water” ✧ Ety/TUB

Element in

• N. Caron-dûn “Red Valley” ✧ RS/419
• N. Dunruin “Red Valley”
• N. Narodûm “Red Valley”
• N. Tum Dincelon “Dimrill-dale”
• N. Tumladen “Level Vale” ✧ Ety/TUB

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶tumbu > tum	[tumbu] > [tumbo] > [tumbo] > [tumb] > [tumb] > [tumm] > [tum]	✧ Ety/TUB

imlad

noun. deep valley, narrow valley with steep sides (but a flat habitable bottom)

nûr

adjective. deep

nûr

adjective. deep

Cognates

• ᴹQ. núra “deep” ✧ Ety/NU

Derivations

• ᴹ✶nūrā “deep” ✧ Ety/NU
  • ᴹ√NUR “deep” ✧ Ety/NU
  • ᴹ√NU/UNU “*down, under” ✧ Ety/NU

Element in

• N. Núron “Ulmo” ✧ Ety/NU

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶nūrā > nûr	[nūrā] > [nūra] > [nūr]	✧ Ety/NU

Variations

• nûr ✧ Ety/NU

rhaudh

adjective. hollow, cavernous

rosta-

verb. to hollow out, excavate