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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (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 |
| land (as opposed to sea or sky) | ghâmp | n | LOS; ? Etym. “KEM” + Etym. “MBAR”; see also “karm” | not about the planet; uncountable |
| 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) |