S. -ian, suf. “-land”

References ✧ Let/383; PE17/37, 42-43

Glosses

• “a wide region or country” ✧ PE17/042.4001 (-iand/-ian)
• “regional ending” ✧ PE17/042.2913 (-ian(d))

Variations

• -and (an) ✧ Let/383.3901
• -ien/-ian ✧ PE17/037.0502
• -ian(d) ✧ PE17/042.2913
• -iand/-ian ✧ PE17/042.4001
• -ian/ion ✧ PE17/043.2309

Related

• (i)on it is in origin distinct from -ien/-ian ✧ PE17/037.0311
• -ion made contact with native Sindarin -ian/ion ✧ PE17/043.2204

Inflections

-end (en)	plural		✧ Let/383.3903
ien	plural	“regional ending”	✧ PE17/042.3003
iend/ien	plural		✧ PE17/042.4208

Element In

• ⇒ S. Anórien “Sunlending, (lit.) *Sun-lands” ✧ PE17/042.3012; PE17/042.4210
• ⇒ S. Cardolan “?Red Hill Land”
• ⇒ S. Garthúrian “Hidden Realm”
• ⇒ S. Ithilien “Land of the Moon” ✧ PE17/042.3013; PE17/042.4211
• ⇒ S. Lórien “*Golden Lands”
• ⇒ S. Rohan “Riddermark, (lit.) Horse-country”
• ⇒ S. Beleriand “Country of Balar” ✧ PE17/042.2915; PE17/042.4101
• ⇒ S. Eryd-wethion “Mountains of the Region of Shadows” ✧ PE17/042.4102 (Erydweithian(d))

Derivations

• < ✶yandē “a wide region or country” ✧ PE17/042.4005
  • < √YAN¹ “wide, extensive, large, vast, huge; extend” ✧ PE17/042.3614 (YANA)
• < S. †-iand “-land” ✧ PE17/037.0508 (†-iend(e)/-iand(a))

N. -ian(d) suf. “-land”

Element In

• ⇒ N. Anórien
• ⇒ N. Beleriand
• ⇒ N. Brethilian(d) “Forest of Brethil”
• ⇒ N. Geleidhien “Land of the Gnomes”
• ⇒ N. Ithilien “*Moon Lands”
• ⇒ N. Ossiriand “Land of Seven Rivers”