†cundu ("k")noun "prince" (KUNDŪ; the "†_" indicating that this word is poetic or archaic was omitted in the Etymologies as printed in LR; see VT45:24)._ Cf. condo.
Quenya
condo
prince, leader; lord
cundu
prince
Sindarin
ernil
noun. prince
ernil
noun. prince
A noun for “prince” appearing in phrases like Ernil i Pheriannath “Prince of the Halflings” (LotR/768) and Dor-en-Ernil “Land of the Prince” (UT/245). Its initial element is likely a reduced form of aran “king, noble person”; compare to ar(a)- “noble” of similar origin. If so, the a became e due to i-affection. The final -il is harder to explain, because normally -il is a feminine suffix. Perhaps it is a reduction of hîl “heir”, so that the literal meaning is “✱king’s heir, royal heir”.
Conceptual Development: N. ernil also appeared in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (WR/287).
Element in
- S. Dor-en-Ernil “Land of the Prince” ✧ UT/245
- S. Ernil i Pheriannath “Prince of the Halflings” ✧ Let/425; LotR/0768; LotR/0807
Elements
Word Gloss aran “king, lord, chief, (lit.) high or noble person, king, lord, chief, (lit.) high or noble person; [N.] lord (of a specific region)” hîl “heir” Variations
- Ernil ✧ Let/425; LotR/0768; LotR/0807; UT/245
caun
prince
pl1. cónin {ō} n. prince, chief, head.
cund
noun. prince
caun
noun. prince, ruler
ernil
prince
1) ernil (no distinct pl. form), 2) †cund (i gund, o chund, construct cun), pl. cynd (i chynd) (VT45:24). 3) The plural form conin (i chonin), occurring in the Cormallen Praise, is translated "princes" (Conin en Annûn = "princes of the west", Letters:308), but it is unclear what the singular would be. (David Salo suggests caun, though this word has two different meanings already; see SHOUT, VALOUR)
ernil
prince
(no distinct pl. form)
conin
prince
(i chonin), occurring in the Cormallen Praise, is translated "princes" (Conin en Annûn = "princes of the west", Letters:308), but it is unclear what the singular would be. (David Salo suggests caun, though this word has two different meanings already; see
cund
prince
(i gund, o chund, construct cun), pl. cynd (i chynd) (VT45:24).
Noldorin
ernil
noun. prince
Element in
- N. Ernil a Pheriannath “Prince of the Halflings” ✧ WR/287
Elements
Word Gloss aran “king, lord (of a specific region)” Variations
- Ernil ✧ WR/287
cunn
noun. prince
cunn
noun. prince
Cognates
- ᴹQ. kundu “prince” ✧ Ety/KUNDŪ
Derivations
- ᴹ√KUNDU “prince” ✧ Ety/KUNDŪ
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√KUND-Ū > cunn [kundū] > [kundu] > [kundu] > [kund] > [kunn] ✧ Ety/KUNDŪ
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Qenya
kundu
noun. prince
Cognates
- N. cunn “prince” ✧ Ety/KUNDŪ
Derivations
- ᴹ√KUNDU “prince” ✧ Ety/KUNDŪ
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√KUND-Ū > kundu [kundū] > [kundu] ✧ Ety/KUNDŪ
Middle Primitive Elvish
kundu
root. prince
Derivatives
Element in
- N. Felagund “Lord of Caves” ✧ Ety/PHÉLEG
Variations
- KUND-Ū ✧ Ety/KUNDŪ
- KUNDŪ ✧ Ety/PHÉLEG; EtyAC/KUNDŪ
Early Noldorin
thing
noun. prince
Changes
thingol→ thing ✧ PE13/154Element in
- En. Thingol ✧ PE13/154
Variations
- thingol ✧ PE13/154 (
thingol)
Early Quenya
turillo
noun. prince
Changes
ūrion→ tūrion ✧ QL/096Variations
- tur-anion ✧ PME/096
- tur-illo ✧ PME/096
- tūrion ✧ QL/096
- turanion ✧ QL/096
- ūrion ✧ QL/096 (
ūrion)
túrion
noun. prince
turanion
noun. prince
vardo
noun. prince
Cognates
- G. bridhon “king, prince” ✧ LT2A/Tevildo
Element in
- Eq. Vardo Meoita “Prince of Cats” ✧ LT2A/Tevildo
Variations
- Vardo ✧ LT2A/Tevildo
condo ("k")noun "prince, leader; lord" (PE17:113,117); possibly replaces cundu, q.v.