nú-

prefix. going down, setting (of sun), west

Derivations

• √NŪ/UNU “down, under; go down, sink”

Element in

• Q. Hyarnustar “Southwestlands” ✧ UT/165
• Q. númen “west, direction or region of the sunset, occident, (lit.) going down” ✧ PE17/018
• Q. núna “western” ✧ PE17/018

Variations

• nū- ✧ PE17/018; PE17/035
• nu- ✧ UT/165

andú-

going down, setting (of sun), west

andú-, nú- "going down, setting (of sun), west" (PE17:18), element underlying words like the following, and also núna (q.v.)

andú-

prefix. going down, setting (of sun), west

Derivations

• √NDU “down, under, below; sink, descend, go down, down, under, below; sink, descend, go down, [ᴹ√] set (of Sun)”

Element in

• Q. Anducal “*Light of the West”
• Q. andúna “western” ✧ PE17/018
• Q. Andúril “Flame of the West” ✧ PE17/035
• Q. Andustar “Westlands” ✧ UT/165

Variations

• andū ✧ PE17/018; PE17/035
• Andu- ✧ UT/165

nu

under

nu prep. "under" _(LR:56, Markirya, Nam, RGEO:66, MC:214; the _Etymologies alone gives no [q.v.] instead). In Mar-nu-Falmar, nuhuinenna, q.v. Prefix nú- in nútil, q.v.

númë

going down, occident

númë noun "going down, occident" (Letters:361), "the West" (PE17:18), núme- "west" (VT45:38, LT1:263), "the West" In númeheruen and numeheruvi, q.v.

no

under

no prep. "under" (NŪ; all other sources give nu instead. In early "Qenya", no meant "upon"; MC:214)