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Qenya 

onóro

noun. kinsman; brother

A word glossed “brother” under the root ᴹ√ (Ety/NŌ), but in the entry for ᴹ√TOR Tolkien said it was used “usually of the blood-kinship” and its cognate was N. gwanur “kinsman”, which seems like a better translation. It is simply the root ᴹ√ “beget” with the prefix ᴹQ. o- “together” and a masculine suffix.

Cognates

  • On. wanūro “kinsman” ✧ Ety/NŌ; Ety/TOR
  • N. gwanur “kinsman, kinswoman” ✧ Ety/NŌ; Ety/TOR; Ety/WŌ

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶wanōrō “one of kin” ✧ Ety/TOR

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶wa-nōrō > onóro[wanōrō] > [wonōrō] > [onōrō] > [onōro]✧ Ety/TOR
Qenya [Ety/NŌ; Ety/TOR; Ety/WŌ] Group: Eldamo. Published by

toron

noun. brother

A noun for “brother” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from the root ᴹ√TOR of the same meaning, with a somewhat irregular plural torni (Ety/TOR). Its stem form is torn-, since with most inflected forms the Quenya syncope comes into play and the second o is lost.

Neo-Quenya: In notes from the late 1960s, Tolkien introduced a new word háno for “brother” (VT47/14). However, I think toron might be retained to mean a “metaphorical brother”, a close male associate who may or may not be related by blood, as with such words as melotorni “love-brother, ✱close male friend” or ᴹQ. otorno “sworn brother”. In this sense, háno would be limited to biological relationships, but toron would refer to brotherly (or brother-like) affection.

Cognates

  • On. toron “brother” ✧ Ety/TOR
  • N. tôr “brother” ✧ Ety/TOR

Derivations

  • ᴹ√TOR “brother” ✧ Ety/THEL; Ety/TOR

Element in

  • ᴹQ. otorno “sworn brother, associate [m.]” ✧ Ety/TOR

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√TOR > toron[toron]✧ Ety/TOR
ᴹ√TOR > torni[toroni] > [torni]✧ Ety/TOR

Variations

  • toron- ✧ Ety/THEL
Qenya [Ety/THEL; Ety/TOR] Group: Eldamo. Published by