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Gnomish

amon

adverb. uphill, against stream

Variations

  • amon ✧ LT2A/Amon Gwareth
Gnomish [GL/19; LT2A/Amon Gwareth] Group: Eldamo. Published by

amon

noun. hill, mount, steep slope

Cognates

  • Eq. amunte “sun-rise, (lit.) lifting” ✧ PE13/110
  • Eq. amun “hill” ✧ LT2A/Amon Gwareth

Derivations

  • ᴱ√AM(U) “up(wards)” ✧ LT2A/Amon Gwareth
  • ᴱ✶amundǝ ✧ PE13/110

Element in

  • G. Amon Gwareth “Hill of Watch” ✧ GL/19; LT2A/Amon Gwareth; PE15/20

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶amundǝ > amon[amunde] > [amund] > [amunn] > [amun] > [amon]✧ PE13/110

Variations

  • amon ✧ LT2A/Amon Gwareth; PE13/110
  • Amon ✧ PE15/20
Gnomish [GL/19; LT2A/Amon Gwareth; PE13/110; PE15/20] Group: Eldamo. Published by

orod

noun. mountain

Cognates

  • Eq. oro “hill” ✧ LT1A/Kalormë

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ORO “steepness, rising” ✧ LT1A/Kalormë

Element in

  • G. Heborodin “Encircling Hills” ✧ LT1A/Kalormë
  • G. Angorodin “Iron Mountains” ✧ LT1A/Kalormë

Variations

  • ort ✧ GL/63; LT1A/Kalormë
Gnomish [GL/63; LT1A/Kalormë] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ort

noun. mountain