Dor i Thuin

place name. Dor i Thuin

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dor i thuin

place name. Dor i Thuin

A variant of the name Dorthonion, apparently the proper Sindarin name of that region. This name is a combination dôr “land”, i “the” and the plural thuin of thôn “pine” (PE17/81).

Conceptual Development: In The Etymologies from the 1930s, a similar variant N. Dor-na-Thuin appeared for Ilk. Dorthonion (Ety/THŌN).

Changes

• Dor i thoen → Dor i Thuin ✧ PE17/081

Elements

Word	Gloss
dôr	“land, land, [N.] region where certain people live, [ᴱN.] country; [G.] people of the land”
i	“the”

Variations

• Dor i thoen ✧ PE17/081 (Dor i thoen)