S. Amon Uilos loc. “Hill of Ever-snow”
The Sindarin name of the mountain Q. Oiolossë (S/37). The first element is amon “hill” and the second element Uilos “Ever-snow” is the cognate of its Quenya name.
Conceptual Development: The earliest form of this name was N. Amon Uilas with an a corresponding to earlier ᴹQ. Ialasse (SM/81), but it was revised to N. Amon Uilos in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (LR/210). This form of the name also appeared in The Etymologies (Ety/OY).
References ✧ Let/278; MRI/Amon Uilos; S/37; SA/los; SI/Amon Uilos, Oiolossë; UT/55; UTI/Amon Uilos, Oiolossë; WJ/403; WJI/Amon Uilos
Glosses
Elements
| amon | “hill, mountain with steep sides; lump, clump, mass” | ||
| Uilos | “Ever-snow” | ||
| loss | “snow” | ✧ SA/los | |
| uilos | “white flower like a star” | ✧ UT/55 | |
Cognates
N. Amon Uilos loc.
References ✧ Ety/OY; LR/209-210; LRI/Amon Uilos; SM/81; SMI/Amon-Uilas
Variations
Changes
Elements
| amon | “hill” | |
| Uilos | “Everlasting Snow” | ✧ Ety/OY |
Cognates