tundo

noun. hole

Derivations

• ᴹ✶tundu “hole” ✧ PE21/08
  • ᴱ√TUM(B)U “‽”

Element in

• ᴹQ. lopotundo “rabbithole” ✧ PE21/10

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶tŭndŭ > tundo	[tundu] > [tundo]	✧ PE21/08

Variations

• tundo ✧ PE21/08

tundo

noun. hill, mound, hill, mound [isolated]

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “hill, mound” derived from the root ᴹ√TUN (Ety/TUN). Tolkien’s continued use of Q. Túna for the name of a hill in Valinor implies the ongoing validity of its root, so perhaps this word remained valid as well.

Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would assume that tundo refers mainly to a single isolated hill standing out from its surroundings, as opposed to Q. ambo for hills in general, but that’s speculation on my part.

Cognates

• N. tunn “hill, mound” ✧ Ety/TUN

Derivations

• ᴹ✶tundu “hill, mound” ✧ Ety/TUN
  • ᴹ√TUN “*tall; mound” ✧ Ety/TUN

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶tundu > tundo	[tundu] > [tundo]	✧ Ety/TUN

Variations

• tundo ✧ Ety/TUN

ambo

noun. hill

Cognates

• N. amon “hill” ✧ Ety/AM²

Derivations

• ᴹ√AM “up” ✧ Ety/AM²

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√AM² > ambo	[ambo]	✧ Ety/AM²