The Encyclopedia of Arda - Undómë (original) (raw)

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Race Elves Division High Elves Pronunciation oondoa'meh Meaning 'Evening twilight'1 Other names Aduial, Evendim Indexes: Alphabetical: U Time and Calendars About this entry: Updated 25 September 2021 This entry is complete The evening twilight One of the Elves' names for the hour of star-opening at the end of the day: that is, dusk. Undómë was the Quenya name for this time, with the Sindarin equivalent being aduial. There was also a poetic Mannish translation, Evendim (that is, the dim light of evening). This word is the source of Arwen's surname Undómiel, which translates as 'Evenstar'. Notes 1 The etymological origins of the word undómë are not completely obvious, except that -dómë means 'twilight' (with a connection to lómë, 'night'). The equivalent term for morning twilight was tindómë, which was explicitly 'starry twilight', but the meaning of un- in undómë is not so directly explained. It perhaps relates to a word for 'down' (presumably relating to sunset in this context), but that interpretation is far from certain. See also... Aduial, Morrowdim, Tindómë Indexes: Alphabetical: U Time and Calendars About this entry: Updated 25 September 2021 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2005, 2021. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus is a powerful, flexible DISC profile solution - find out much more in our free guide.

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Race Elves Division High Elves Pronunciation oondoa'meh Meaning 'Evening twilight'1 Other names Aduial, Evendim Indexes: Alphabetical: U Time and Calendars About this entry: Updated 25 September 2021 This entry is complete The evening twilight One of the Elves' names for the hour of star-opening at the end of the day: that is, dusk. Undómë was the Quenya name for this time, with the Sindarin equivalent being aduial. There was also a poetic Mannish translation, Evendim (that is, the dim light of evening). This word is the source of Arwen's surname Undómiel, which translates as 'Evenstar'. Notes 1 The etymological origins of the word undómë are not completely obvious, except that -dómë means 'twilight' (with a connection to lómë, 'night'). The equivalent term for morning twilight was tindómë, which was explicitly 'starry twilight', but the meaning of un- in undómë is not so directly explained. It perhaps relates to a word for 'down' (presumably relating to sunset in this context), but that interpretation is far from certain. See also... Aduial, Morrowdim, Tindómë Indexes: Alphabetical: U Time and Calendars About this entry: Updated 25 September 2021 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2005, 2021. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus is a powerful, flexible DISC profile solution - find out much more in our free guide.