ondosto

place name. *Stone City

A settlement in Númenor along the road between Armenelos and Andúnië (UT/169). This name is probably a compound ondo “stone” and osto “city”. Christopher Tolkien suggested that the name may be related to the stone quarries of that region (UTI/Ondosto).

Elements

Word	Gloss
ondo	“stone (as a material), (large mass of) rock”
osto	“fortress, stronghold, strong place, fortress, stronghold, strong place; [ᴹQ.] city, town with wall round”