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S. dûr [nd-] adj. “dark (with evil implications), gloomy, hellish” (Category: Dark, Murky)

S. dûr [nd-], adj. “dark (with evil implications), gloomy, hellish” (Category: Dark, Murky)

The basic Sindarin adjective for “dark” derived from primitive ✶(n)dūrā from the root √NDU “under, down” (PE17/152), but it acquired an “evil” sense by association with names like Barad-dûr and words like guldur “sorcery” (PE17/31), hence also “gloomy, hellish”. A more neutral word is morn, but strictly speaking that is the colour “black” rather than “dark”.

Conceptual Development: The earliest precursor of this word seems to be ᴱN. drú “dark” from Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s (PE13/142). N. dûr appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s, but as a derivative of ᴹ√DOƷ “night” rather than ᴹ√NDŪ “go down” (Ety/DOƷ). Later on, S. dûr was only influenced by “night” rather than being directly related to it (PE17/152).

References ✧ PE17/22, 31, 85, 125, 152; RC/274; SA/dûr; UT/280

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Duir plural “dark” ✧ UT/280
dûr stop-mutation; nd-mutation   ✧ PE17/22

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(n)dūrā > Dûr [ndūrā] > [ndūra] > [dūra] > [dūr] ✧ PE17/152

N. dûr adj. “dark” (Category: Dark, Murky)

See S. dûr for discussion.

References ✧ Ety/DOƷ; WR/113

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ᴹ√DOƷ/DÔ > dûr [dōr] > [dūr] ✧ Ety/DOƷ

ᴱN. drú adj. “dark” (Category: Dark, Murky)

See S. dûr for discussion.

Reference ✧ PE13/142 ✧ “dark”