gondolindrin

proper name. Tongue of Gondolin

Name of the dialect of Gondolin (LR/177), a combination of that name with the Quenya language suffix ᴹQ. -rin.

Conceptual Development: This name was first written Gondolindeb with the Noldorin adjective suffix -eb.

Elements

Word	Gloss
Gondolin	“Heart of Hidden Rock”
-rin	“-ian, racial-adjective, language”

gondost

place name. Gondolin

Another name for Gondolin appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s, a combination of gonn “stone” and ost “city” (Ety/GOND).

Element in

• N. Gondothrim “People of Gondolin” ✧ Ety/GOND

gondolindeb

proper name. Tongue of Gondolin

Changes

• Gondolindeb → Gondolindrin ✧ LR/177

Elements

Word	Gloss
Gondolin	“Heart of Hidden Rock”
-eb	“adjective suffix”