S. Orgaladhad n. “Day of the Two Trees, *Tuesday” (Category: Tuesday)
The Sindarin word for “Day of the Two Trees”, a combination of or- “day” and galadhad “pair of trees” as the archaic dual of galadh “tree” (LotR/1110). By aligning the Númenórean seven-day week with the modern English week, this is the equivalent of “*Tuesday”. The lack of mutation in the second element of this name is surprising, but Elaran suggested it may be a “false compound”, originally a juxtapositional genitive Aur Galadhad.
Conceptual Development: Drafts of The Lord of the Rings appendices had {Argelaid >>} Argaladath with the earlier prefix ar- (PM/130).
References ✧ Let/427; LotR/1110
Glosses
Variations
Elements
| or- | “-day” | |
| galadh | “tree” | dual |
Cognates
N. Argaladath n. “*Day of the Trees” (Category: Tuesday)
References ✧ PM/130
Variations
Changes
Elements
| ar-² | “day” | |
| galadh | “tree” | class-plural |
Cognates