This page will contain list of words for types of terrain, relief, geographical and topographical terms and objects.
English | Nûrlâm | Part of speech | Etymology | Comments |
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(flat) surface | pald | n | NL < Noldorin “palath” < Primitive Elvish “palda” (flat surface) < Etym. “PAL” (wide open) | e.g. of water, Earth |
(mountain) pass | zagh | n | all major dialects < AA | |
abyss | skâmb | n | HG < Hungarian “szakadék” | |
apex | maizg | n | NL, merging MERP “maj” (top) < Albanian with Qenya “aikale”, “aikasse”, Noldorin “oegas”, “aiglir” (mountain peak) < Etym. “AYAK” (sharp); compare with “maig” | upper point of mountain, structure |
arid | thizg | adj | NL < LOS “thag” < MERP < Albanian “thaj” (to dry); see also “thig-” compare with Gnomish “thisc” (dry), Qenya “sisi” (scorch); compare with Hurrian “šiba” (exhausted) | |
ash | hîsht | n | LOS < SV | uncountable |
bank (of river) | fâlz | n | NL < Sindarin “falas” < Etym. “PHAL” (foam); compare with LOS “fâl” | |
barren | lûzg | n | NL < merging EL “uzg” with Etym. “LUS” (empty); compare with Ilkorin “losgen” (empty) | dry, unfertile or abandoned land; uncountable |
barrow | kaup | n | ZA | natural hill |
barrow | khâr | n | ZA, ZB < Valarin “Ezellôchâr” (green mound); compare with “khad” | artificial hill |
bay | faz | n | NL < Qenya “fáse” | |
beach | fâlz | n | NL < Sindarin “falas” < Etym. “PHAL” (foam); compare with LOS “fâl” | |
bog | loshk | n | NL, merging SV, MERP “losh” with Qenya “luksor” | wide meaning of “mires” |
border | zugl | n | SV, MB; compare with LOS “zug” (lip) | |
bosom | pald | n | NL < Noldorin “palath” < Primitive Elvish “palda” (flat surface) < Etym. “PAL” (wide open) | e.g. of water, Earth |
bound | zugl | n | SV, MB; compare with LOS “zug” (lip) | |
brook | hulz | n | NL, merging LOS, SV “hul” (flow, stream) < MB with Primitive Elvish “kelus” (brook) < Etym. “KEL” (to flow, run) | |
burrow | gronk | n | SV < TK “bagronk” (dung-pit); compare with NL “grik”, TK “grish”, “ronk” | usually about hole in the earth, rocks; also blind hole |
bush | drûth | n | all major dialects < MERP | |
cascade | nînzad | n | NL, calque from English and Russian; see “nîn”, “zad-” | |
cataract | nargh | n | NL < Sindarin “Narog” (“Torrent”, river name), “Nargothrond” < Primitive Elvish “narāka” (rapid, rushing, violent) < Etym. “NÁRAK” (to rend, tear) or from Khuzdul “NRG”, “narâg” (black) | |
cataract | nînzad | n | NL, calque from English and Russian; see “nîn”, “zad-” | |
cave | filk | n | NL, merging LOS “fil” (cave) with its original etymologies from Quenya “felya”, “felco”, Sindarin “feleg” < Etym. “PHÉLEG”, Khuzdul “felak” | |
cave | yath | n | NL < Noldorin PN “Doriath” (Land of the Cave) < Etym. “GAT(H)” | карстовая пещера, грот |
cavern | yath | n | NL < Noldorin PN “Doriath” (Land of the Cave) < Etym. “GAT(H)” | карстовая пещера, грот |
channel | hulm | n | NL, merging LOS, SV “hul” (flow, stream) < MB with Primitive Elvish “kelma” (channel) < Etym. “KEL” (to flow, run) | natural channel with water |
chasm | skâmb | n | HG < Hungarian “szakadék” | |
cinder | hîsht | n | LOS < SV | uncountable |
clay | karm | n | NL, merging Hurrian “kawr”, Urartian “qiura” with Quenya “kentano”, “kemnaro” (potter) < Etym. “KEM” (soil, earth); see also “ghâmp” (earth) | uncountable |
cleft | grik | n | NL < Qenya “kirkis”, see also “grish” | also the sound of making a crack |
cliff | fip | n | NL, merging Qenya “falqa” with Sindarin “îf” and SV, MERP “thop” < Albanian “thepisur” (craggy) | |
cloam | karm | n | NL, merging Hurrian “kawr”, Urartian “qiura” with Quenya “kentano”, “kemnaro” (potter) < Etym. “KEM” (soil, earth); see also “ghâmp” (earth) | uncountable |
coast | fâlz | n | NL < Sindarin “falas” < Etym. “PHAL” (foam); compare with LOS “fâl” | |
country | uzg | n | EL, all major DBS dialects | country, land as ownership |
course (of river) | hulm | n | NL, merging LOS, SV “hul” (flow, stream) < MB with Primitive Elvish “kelma” (channel) < Etym. “KEL” (to flow, run) | natural channel with water |
crack | grik | n | NL < Qenya “kirkis”, see also “grish” | also the sound of making a crack |
crag | fip | n | NL, merging Qenya “falqa” with Sindarin “îf” and SV, MERP “thop” < Albanian “thepisur” (craggy) | |
creek | hulz | n | NL, merging LOS, SV “hul” (flow, stream) < MB with Primitive Elvish “kelus” (brook) < Etym. “KEL” (to flow, run) | |
dale | nild | n | NL < Primitive Elvish root “NḶĐḶ” (dell) | |
dam | grash | n | NL < Sindarin “caras” (circular earthwall with dike) < Etym. “KAR” (do, make, build) | |
declivity | pînd | n | NL < Quenya “penda”, Sindarin “pend” < Etym. “PEN”, “PÉNED” | |
dell | grik | n | NL < Qenya “kirkis”, see also “grish” | also the sound of making a crack |
dell | nildhun | n | NL, merging of “nild” (dale) and “dhun” (low); compare with Sindarin “tum”, Qenya “tumbo” < Primitive Elvish “tumbu” (deep valley) < Etym. “TUB” | узкая горная долина, как правило покрытая лесом |
den | gronk | n | SV < TK “bagronk” (dung-pit); compare with NL “grik”, TK “grish”, “ronk” | usually about hole in the earth, rocks; also blind hole |
desert | arm | n | NL < Gnomish “armin” < Primitive Elvish root “ARA” (be dry), Quenya “erume” < Etym. “ERE” (be alone, deprived) | dry, sandy land |
desolation | lûzg | n | NL < merging EL “uzg” with Etym. “LUS” (empty); compare with Ilkorin “losgen” (empty) | dry, unfertile or abandoned land; uncountable |
dike | grash | n | NL < Sindarin “caras” (circular earthwall with dike) < Etym. “KAR” (do, make, build) | |
dirt | dug | n | TK, DBS, LOTR, OC “pushdug”, HOME 12 (PM) “dungfilth” | uncountable |
dirty | dug | adj | “filth” (n) < TK OC “pushdug” (stinking or dung-filth) + HG “dûg” (horrible, rotten, sour) < Sumerian “dug” (to be good, sweet) | |
ditch | rond | n | NL, merging TK DBS “ronk” (pit) with Sindarin “rant” (water-channel, course) < Etym. “RAT” (run, flow) with SV, HG “hondok” < MERP < Albanian “hendek”; compare with English “rut”, Russian “рыть” [rɨtʲ] (to dig); compare with “krond” (mine, tunnel) < Etym. “ROD” (cave), Etym. AC “ROT” (tunnel) | artificial channel, may be dry |
downs | kaup | n | ZA | natural hill |
drainage | rond | n | NL, merging TK DBS “ronk” (pit) with Sindarin “rant” (water-channel, course) < Etym. “RAT” (run, flow) with SV, HG “hondok” < MERP < Albanian “hendek”; compare with English “rut”, Russian “рыть” [rɨtʲ] (to dig); compare with “krond” (mine, tunnel) < Etym. “ROD” (cave), Etym. AC “ROT” (tunnel) | artificial channel, may be dry |
dry | thizg | adj | NL < LOS “thag” < MERP < Albanian “thaj” (to dry); see also “thig-” compare with Gnomish “thisc” (dry), Qenya “sisi” (scorch); compare with Hurrian “šiba” (exhausted) | |
dust | hîsht | n | LOS < SV | uncountable |
dust | maul | n | NL < Quenya “malo” (pollen) < Etym. “SMAL” (pollen, powder, flour) | uncountable |
dyke | rond | n | NL, merging TK DBS “ronk” (pit) with Sindarin “rant” (water-channel, course) < Etym. “RAT” (run, flow) with SV, HG “hondok” < MERP < Albanian “hendek”; compare with English “rut”, Russian “рыть” [rɨtʲ] (to dig); compare with “krond” (mine, tunnel) < Etym. “ROD” (cave), Etym. AC “ROT” (tunnel) | artificial channel, may be dry |
earth | ghâmp | n | LOS; ? Etym. “KEM” + Etym. “MBAR”; see also “karm” | not about the planet; uncountable |
edge | zugl | n | SV, MB; compare with LOS “zug” (lip) | |
falls | nînzad | n | NL, calque from English and Russian; see “nîn”, “zad-” | |
fen | moth | n | NL < Quenya “motto” < Primitive Elvish root “MOT” | mires rich with peat, usually near rivers or lakes |
fen | slau | n | NL < Primitive Elvish “(s)loga” (fenland), “slowâ”; compare with Quenya “hloa”, Sindarin “(h)lô” (flood, fenland) | mire, passable and more dry, with water coming from underground |
field | rîz | n | NL < Quenya “resta”, Sindarin “rîdh” < Etym. “RED” (to sow) | field of grass, not area of work, not physics |
filth | dug | n | TK, DBS, LOTR, OC “pushdug”, HOME 12 (PM) “dungfilth” | uncountable |
filth | glob | n | TK, DBS, LOTR, OC, PE, VT 26, PE 17 | uncountable |
filthy | dug | adj | “filth” (n) < TK OC “pushdug” (stinking or dung-filth) + HG “dûg” (horrible, rotten, sour) < Sumerian “dug” (to be good, sweet) | |
flatland | uzgok | n | NL < EL “uzg” (land) + NL “gok” (flat) < LOS “gokut” (plain) < MERP (shallow) < Albanian “cekët”? | |
footprint | rîn | n | NL < Noldorin “rhein”, Quenya “runya” | |
forest | tau | n | LOS < Sindarin “taw” (wood as material), “tawar”; also Quenya “taurë” (forest), “toa” (wood as material) < Etym. “TÁWAR”; compare also with Etym. “TĀ”, “TAGH” (high, lofty) | |
frontier | zugl | n | SV, MB; compare with LOS “zug” (lip) | |
gap | don | n | NL < Noldorin “dîn” (opening, gap, mountain pass) < Etym. “DEN” | |
glen | nildhun | n | NL, merging of “nild” (dale) and “dhun” (low); compare with Sindarin “tum”, Qenya “tumbo” < Primitive Elvish “tumbu” (deep valley) < Etym. “TUB” | узкая горная долина, как правило покрытая лесом |
gorge | grik | n | NL < Qenya “kirkis”, see also “grish” | also the sound of making a crack |
grass | barth | n | NL < Sindarin “parth” (field, sward) + all major Neo-BS dialects “bar” (grass, hay) < MERP < Albanian | uncountable |
ground | ghâmp | n | LOS; ? Etym. “KEM” + Etym. “MBAR”; see also “karm” | not about the planet; uncountable |
gulf | faz | n | NL < Qenya “fáse” | |
gullet | hulm | n | NL, merging LOS, SV “hul” (flow, stream) < MB with Primitive Elvish “kelma” (channel) < Etym. “KEL” (to flow, run) | natural channel with water |
heath | bîshk | n | NL < LOS & all major dialects “bîshûk” < MERP | |
heath | lûzg | n | NL < merging EL “uzg” with Etym. “LUS” (empty); compare with Ilkorin “losgen” (empty) | dry, unfertile or abandoned land; uncountable |
herb | barth | n | NL < Sindarin “parth” (field, sward) + all major Neo-BS dialects “bar” (grass, hay) < MERP < Albanian | uncountable |
hill | kaup | n | ZA | natural hill |
hole | gronk | n | SV < TK “bagronk” (dung-pit); compare with NL “grik”, TK “grish”, “ronk” | usually about hole in the earth, rocks; also blind hole |
hollow | gronk | n | SV < TK “bagronk” (dung-pit); compare with NL “grik”, TK “grish”, “ronk” | usually about hole in the earth, rocks; also blind hole |
home | mokh | n | LOS < HG | uncountable |
homeland | mokh | n | LOS < HG | uncountable |
ice | gogh | n | NL < Sindarin “gochel” (a mass of ice) < Etym. “KHEL” | uncountable |
incline | pînd | n | NL < Quenya “penda”, Sindarin “pend” < Etym. “PEN”, “PÉNED” | |
island | dhôl | n | ZA < all major dialects “ugadhol” < MERP; compare with Sindarin & Quenya “tol”, Early Noldorin “dol” | |
isle | dhôl | n | ZA < all major dialects “ugadhol” < MERP; compare with Sindarin & Quenya “tol”, Early Noldorin “dol” | |
kingdom | arnuzg | n | NL, lit. “king's land”; see “arn”, “uzg” | |
knap | maizg | n | NL, merging MERP “maj” (top) < Albanian with Qenya “aikale”, “aikasse”, Noldorin “oegas”, “aiglir” (mountain peak) < Etym. “AYAK” (sharp); compare with “maig” | upper point of mountain, structure |
lake | ain | n | NL < Quenya “ailo”, “ailin” (lake, pool) < Etym. “AY” + “LIN”[1] | |
lake | rink | n | NL < TK, OC “ronk” (see article) + Quenya “ringwë” = “cold pool or lake (in mountains)” < Etym. “RINGI” (cold) | |
land | uzg | n | EL, all major DBS dialects | country, land as ownership |
lava | rûsh | n | NL < ZA “rushûr” < Valarin “rušur” (fire) | uncountable |
limit | zugl | n | SV, MB; compare with LOS “zug” (lip) | |
loam | karm | n | NL, merging Hurrian “kawr”, Urartian “qiura” with Quenya “kentano”, “kemnaro” (potter) < Etym. “KEM” (soil, earth); see also “ghâmp” (earth) | uncountable |
local area | hof | n | NL, merging Sindarin “ephel” (outer fence, surrounding ring) < Noldorin “hebel” (fence) < Gnomish “heb” (around, about) with AO “oth” interpretated as “about, around” < Etym. “OS” | any territory in close proximity, not necessary outside the borders like “outskirts” or “suburb”; uncountable |
location | sazg | n | NL, merging Sindarin “sad” (place, spot) with LOS “stazg”< SV < Icelandic “staður”? | |
lot (land property) | lazd | n | NL < Neo-Quenya “latsë” < Qenya “larma” < Etym. “LAT” (lie open) | |
magma | rûsh | n | NL < ZA “rushûr” < Valarin “rušur” (fire) | uncountable |
map | hlamp | n | NL, merging MB “hlu” (to sew) with Noldorin “hamp” (garment), “hammad” (clothing) < Etym. “KHAP” (enfold); compare with etymology of English “map” < Latin “mappa” (napkin, cloth) | |
marsh | moth | n | NL < Quenya “motto” < Primitive Elvish root “MOT” | mires rich with peat, usually near rivers or lakes |
mire | bolt | n | NL, merging Sindarin “both” (marsh, fen) < Primitive Elvish root “MOT” with MERP “balt” < Albanian “baltë”, also “swamp, marsh” in LOS and HG and “clay” in SV | very wet, hardly passable soil, usually clay or peat, soil on the bottom of the river |
mire | loshk | n | NL, merging SV, MERP “losh” with Qenya “luksor” | wide meaning of “mires” |
moor | bîshk | n | NL < LOS & all major dialects “bîshûk” < MERP | |
motherland | mokh | n | LOS < HG | uncountable |
mound | kaup | n | ZA | natural hill |
mound | khâr | n | ZA, ZB < Valarin “Ezellôchâr” (green mound); compare with “khad” | artificial hill |
mountain | rod | n | TK, AO, BOLT, PN “Othrod”; Etym. “ÓROT”, Sindarin “orod”, “ôr”; compare with Sindarin “raud”, “arod” (noble, high, tall) as in PN “Finrod” | translation is speculative |
mountain | urbh | n | LOS < HG | set noun, requires another noun to be in genitive case or to be placed before as modifier: “pile of gold” = “urbh lûrob” = “lûrurbh” = “gold-pile” |
mountain | urun | n | NL < Quenya “oron” < Etym. “ÓROT” | |
mud | bolt | n | NL, merging Sindarin “both” (marsh, fen) < Primitive Elvish root “MOT” with MERP “balt” < Albanian “baltë”, also “swamp, marsh” in LOS and HG and “clay” in SV | very wet, hardly passable soil, usually clay or peat, soil on the bottom of the river |
nearby (territory) | hof | n | NL, merging Sindarin “ephel” (outer fence, surrounding ring) < Noldorin “hebel” (fence) < Gnomish “heb” (around, about) with AO “oth” interpretated as “about, around” < Etym. “OS” | any territory in close proximity, not necessary outside the borders like “outskirts” or “suburb”; uncountable |
neighbour(hood) | hof | n | NL, merging Sindarin “ephel” (outer fence, surrounding ring) < Noldorin “hebel” (fence) < Gnomish “heb” (around, about) with AO “oth” interpretated as “about, around” < Etym. “OS” | any territory in close proximity, not necessary outside the borders like “outskirts” or “suburb”; uncountable |
ocean | kârsh | n | NL, merging Quenya “Ekkaia” (outer sea), probably from Quenya “ëar”, Sindarin “gaear” with Hurrian “kiaše” | |
opening | don | n | NL < Noldorin “dîn” (opening, gap, mountain pass) < Etym. “DEN” | |
outskirts | hof | n | NL, merging Sindarin “ephel” (outer fence, surrounding ring) < Noldorin “hebel” (fence) < Gnomish “heb” (around, about) with AO “oth” interpretated as “about, around” < Etym. “OS” | any territory in close proximity, not necessary outside the borders like “outskirts” or “suburb”; uncountable |
passage | don | n | NL < Noldorin “dîn” (opening, gap, mountain pass) < Etym. “DEN” | |
path | mong | n | DS; probably from Quenya and Sindarin “men” (way) | in Nûrlâm like any path (including hardly passable) |
path | mûl | n | LOS < Quenya “malle” (street, road) < “MBAL” | in Nûrlâm more like wide, easily visible path |
peak | maizg | n | NL, merging MERP “maj” (top) < Albanian with Qenya “aikale”, “aikasse”, Noldorin “oegas”, “aiglir” (mountain peak) < Etym. “AYAK” (sharp); compare with “maig” | upper point of mountain, structure |
pile | urbh | n | LOS < HG | set noun, requires another noun to be in genitive case or to be placed before as modifier: “pile of gold” = “urbh lûrob” = “lûrurbh” = “gold-pile” |
pinnacle | maizg | n | NL, merging MERP “maj” (top) < Albanian with Qenya “aikale”, “aikasse”, Noldorin “oegas”, “aiglir” (mountain peak) < Etym. “AYAK” (sharp); compare with “maig” | upper point of mountain, structure |
pit | gronk | n | SV < TK “bagronk” (dung-pit); compare with NL “grik”, TK “grish”, “ronk” | usually about hole in the earth, rocks; also blind hole |
place | in | n | NL < ? Qenya “erin” (v) (remains), however “-in” in Qenya is 3rd person suffix (changed to 1st person in later Quenya) | not “town place”; used as suffix in various relative and indefinite adverbs |
place | sazg | n | NL, merging Sindarin “sad” (place, spot) with LOS “stazg”< SV < Icelandic “staður”? | |
plain | uzgok | n | NL < EL “uzg” (land) + NL “gok” (flat) < LOS “gokut” (plain) < MERP (shallow) < Albanian “cekët”? | |
plot (of land) | lazd | n | NL < Neo-Quenya “latsë” < Qenya “larma” < Etym. “LAT” (lie open) | |
pollen | maul | n | NL < Quenya “malo” (pollen) < Etym. “SMAL” (pollen, powder, flour) | uncountable |
powder | maul | n | NL < Quenya “malo” (pollen) < Etym. “SMAL” (pollen, powder, flour) | uncountable |
precipise | skâmb | n | HG < Hungarian “szakadék” | |
profound | gord | n | NL < Quenya “orda” < root “GOR” (deep) | deep pit in water |
proximity | hof | n | NL, merging Sindarin “ephel” (outer fence, surrounding ring) < Noldorin “hebel” (fence) < Gnomish “heb” (around, about) with AO “oth” interpretated as “about, around” < Etym. “OS” | any territory in close proximity, not necessary outside the borders like “outskirts” or “suburb”; uncountable |
rapid (of river) | nargh | n | NL < Sindarin “Narog” (“Torrent”, river name), “Nargothrond” < Primitive Elvish “narāka” (rapid, rushing, violent) < Etym. “NÁRAK” (to rend, tear) or from Khuzdul “NRG”, “narâg” (black) | |
ravine | grik | n | NL < Qenya “kirkis”, see also “grish” | also the sound of making a crack |
ravine | nildhun | n | NL, merging of “nild” (dale) and “dhun” (low); compare with Sindarin “tum”, Qenya “tumbo” < Primitive Elvish “tumbu” (deep valley) < Etym. “TUB” | узкая горная долина, как правило покрытая лесом |
rift | nargh | n | NL < Sindarin “Narog” (“Torrent”, river name), “Nargothrond” < Primitive Elvish “narāka” (rapid, rushing, violent) < Etym. “NÁRAK” (to rend, tear) or from Khuzdul “NRG”, “narâg” (black) | |
river | sîr | n | NL < Quenya “sírë” < Etym. “SIR” (to flow) | |
road | mong | n | DS; probably from Quenya and Sindarin “men” (way) | in Nûrlâm like any path (including hardly passable) |
road | mûl | n | LOS < Quenya “malle” (street, road) < “MBAL” | in Nûrlâm more like wide, easily visible path |
rock | fip | n | NL, merging Qenya “falqa” with Sindarin “îf” and SV, MERP “thop” < Albanian “thepisur” (craggy) | |
route | mûl | n | LOS < Quenya “malle” (street, road) < “MBAL” | in Nûrlâm more like wide, easily visible path |
rut | rond | n | NL, merging TK DBS “ronk” (pit) with Sindarin “rant” (water-channel, course) < Etym. “RAT” (run, flow) with SV, HG “hondok” < MERP < Albanian “hendek”; compare with English “rut”, Russian “рыть” [rɨtʲ] (to dig); compare with “krond” (mine, tunnel) < Etym. “ROD” (cave), Etym. AC “ROT” (tunnel) | artificial channel, may be dry |
sand | tus | n | NL < Qenya “tyusse” | uncountable |
sea | kârsh | n | NL, merging Quenya “Ekkaia” (outer sea), probably from Quenya “ëar”, Sindarin “gaear” with Hurrian “kiaše” | |
shore | fâlz | n | NL < Sindarin “falas” < Etym. “PHAL” (foam); compare with LOS “fâl” | |
shrub | drûth | n | all major dialects < MERP | |
site | sazg | n | NL, merging Sindarin “sad” (place, spot) with LOS “stazg”< SV < Icelandic “staður”? | |
slant | pînd | n | NL < Quenya “penda”, Sindarin “pend” < Etym. “PEN”, “PÉNED” | |
slime | bolt | n | NL, merging Sindarin “both” (marsh, fen) < Primitive Elvish root “MOT” with MERP “balt” < Albanian “baltë”, also “swamp, marsh” in LOS and HG and “clay” in SV | very wet, hardly passable soil, usually clay or peat, soil on the bottom of the river |
slope | pînd | n | NL < Quenya “penda”, Sindarin “pend” < Etym. “PEN”, “PÉNED” | |
snow | fau | n | NL < Gnomish “fô”, Qenya “fáwe” (n), “fauta-” (v) | uncountable |
snow | shrish | n | NL < Etym. “SRIS”, “SRITH” | uncountable |
soil | ghâmp | n | LOS; ? Etym. “KEM” + Etym. “MBAR”; see also “karm” | not about the planet; uncountable |
space | don | n | NL < Noldorin “dîn” (opening, gap, mountain pass) < Etym. “DEN” | |
spoor | rîn | n | NL < Noldorin “rhein”, Quenya “runya” | |
spot | sazg | n | NL, merging Sindarin “sad” (place, spot) with LOS “stazg”< SV < Icelandic “staður”? | |
steep | pînd | n | NL < Quenya “penda”, Sindarin “pend” < Etym. “PEN”, “PÉNED” | |
stone | gund | n | EL, all Neo-BS dialects < Sindarin “Gondor” (Stone Land), Gondolin < Etym. “GOND”; compare with Khuzdul “gundu” (underground hall) | |
stream | hulz | n | NL, merging LOS, SV “hul” (flow, stream) < MB with Primitive Elvish “kelus” (brook) < Etym. “KEL” (to flow, run) | |
street | mûl | n | LOS < Quenya “malle” (street, road) < “MBAL” | in Nûrlâm more like wide, easily visible path |
suburb | hof | n | NL, merging Sindarin “ephel” (outer fence, surrounding ring) < Noldorin “hebel” (fence) < Gnomish “heb” (around, about) with AO “oth” interpretated as “about, around” < Etym. “OS” | any territory in close proximity, not necessary outside the borders like “outskirts” or “suburb”; uncountable |
summit | maizg | n | NL, merging MERP “maj” (top) < Albanian with Qenya “aikale”, “aikasse”, Noldorin “oegas”, “aiglir” (mountain peak) < Etym. “AYAK” (sharp); compare with “maig” | upper point of mountain, structure |
surroundings | hof | n | NL, merging Sindarin “ephel” (outer fence, surrounding ring) < Noldorin “hebel” (fence) < Gnomish “heb” (around, about) with AO “oth” interpretated as “about, around” < Etym. “OS” | any territory in close proximity, not necessary outside the borders like “outskirts” or “suburb”; uncountable |
swamp | loshk | n | NL, merging SV, MERP “losh” with Qenya “luksor” | wide meaning of “mires” |
swamp | lurd | n | NL < DS “lurdâ” (lit. “wet land”), changed according to Nûrlâm's phonotactics | a mire in the forest болото в лесу |
tip (of piercing weapon) | maizg | n | NL, merging MERP “maj” (top) < Albanian with Qenya “aikale”, “aikasse”, Noldorin “oegas”, “aiglir” (mountain peak) < Etym. “AYAK” (sharp); compare with “maig” | upper point of mountain, structure |
torrent | nargh | n | NL < Sindarin “Narog” (“Torrent”, river name), “Nargothrond” < Primitive Elvish “narāka” (rapid, rushing, violent) < Etym. “NÁRAK” (to rend, tear) or from Khuzdul “NRG”, “narâg” (black) | |
trace | rîn | n | NL < Noldorin “rhein”, Quenya “runya” | |
track | rîn | n | NL < Noldorin “rhein”, Quenya “runya” | |
trail | mong | n | DS; probably from Quenya and Sindarin “men” (way) | in Nûrlâm like any path (including hardly passable) |
trail | mûl | n | LOS < Quenya “malle” (street, road) < “MBAL” | in Nûrlâm more like wide, easily visible path |
trench | rond | n | NL, merging TK DBS “ronk” (pit) with Sindarin “rant” (water-channel, course) < Etym. “RAT” (run, flow) with SV, HG “hondok” < MERP < Albanian “hendek”; compare with English “rut”, Russian “рыть” [rɨtʲ] (to dig); compare with “krond” (mine, tunnel) < Etym. “ROD” (cave), Etym. AC “ROT” (tunnel) | artificial channel, may be dry |
underground | rondhûrz | adj | NL, merging “rond”, “rong”, “ronk” with “dhu” (see corresponding articles) + adjective suffix “-ûrz” | |
vale | nild | n | NL < Primitive Elvish root “NḶĐḶ” (dell) | |
valley | nild | n | NL < Primitive Elvish root “NḶĐḶ” (dell) | |
vestige | rîn | n | NL < Noldorin “rhein”, Quenya “runya” | |
vicinity | hof | n | NL, merging Sindarin “ephel” (outer fence, surrounding ring) < Noldorin “hebel” (fence) < Gnomish “heb” (around, about) with AO “oth” interpretated as “about, around” < Etym. “OS” | any territory in close proximity, not necessary outside the borders like “outskirts” or “suburb”; uncountable |
volcano | urunsh | n | NL, merging “urun” (mountain) with “urush” (fire) (see corresponding articles) | |
waste | lûzg | n | NL < merging EL “uzg” with Etym. “LUS” (empty); compare with Ilkorin “losgen” (empty) | dry, unfertile or abandoned land; uncountable |
wasteland | arm | n | NL < Gnomish “armin” < Primitive Elvish root “ARA” (be dry), Quenya “erume” < Etym. “ERE” (be alone, deprived) | dry, sandy land |
wasteland | lûzg | n | NL < merging EL “uzg” with Etym. “LUS” (empty); compare with Ilkorin “losgen” (empty) | dry, unfertile or abandoned land; uncountable |
water | nîn | n | LOS < Quenya “nén”; compare with Westron “nîn” | uncountable |
waterfall | nînzad | n | NL, calque from English and Russian; see “nîn”, “zad-” | |
way | mong | n | DS; probably from Quenya and Sindarin “men” (way) | in Nûrlâm like any path (including hardly passable) |
way | mûl | n | LOS < Quenya “malle” (street, road) < “MBAL” | in Nûrlâm more like wide, easily visible path |
wet | mizg | adj | NL < Quenya “mixa” < Etym. “MISK”, compare with “miz” (rain) | |
wilderness | lûzg | n | NL < merging EL “uzg” with Etym. “LUS” (empty); compare with Ilkorin “losgen” (empty) | dry, unfertile or abandoned land; uncountable |
wood | tau | n | LOS < Sindarin “taw” (wood as material), “tawar”; also Quenya “taurë” (forest), “toa” (wood as material) < Etym. “TÁWAR”; compare also with Etym. “TĀ”, “TAGH” (high, lofty) |