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Quenya
túra
big, great
túra
adjective. big, great, great, big
Derivations
- √TUR “dominate, master, conquer; power [over others], mastery (legitimate or illegitimate), control (of other wills); strong, mighty in power, dominate, master, conquer; power [over others], mastery (legitimate or illegitimate), control (of other wills); strong, mighty in power; [ᴹ√] victory; [ᴱ√] am strong” ✧ PE17/115
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √TUR > tūra [tūra] ✧ PE17/115 Variations
- tūra ✧ PE17/115
Túrosto
gabilgathol
Túrosto place-name "Gabilgathol", a dwelling of the Dwarves (Sindarin Belegost; the names mean "Mickleburg", "Great Fortress"). Apparently túra + osto.
polda
big
polda adj. "big" (PE17:115), "strong, burly" (POL/POLOD)
polda
adjective. big, big; [ᴹQ.] strong, burly; [ᴱQ.] mighty, powerful
Derivations
- √POL “can, have physical power and ability; large, big (strong); pound up, break up small, reduce to powder, can, have physical power and ability; large, big (strong); [ᴹ√] physically strong, [ᴱ√] have stength; [√] pound up, break up small, reduce to powder” ✧ PE17/115
Derivatives
- ᴺQ. poldavë “strongly”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √pol > polda [polna] > [polda] ✧ PE17/115 Variations
- polya ✧ PE17/115 (
polya)
túra adj. "big, great" (PE17:115), related to words for power and apparently referring to a more abstract greatness than words like haura "huge". Cf. taura, túrëa. Apparently initial element of Túrosto.