N. Pennas inGeleidh pn. “History of the Gnomes”
Noldorin equivalent to ᴹQ. Qenta Noldorinwa, one of the names of the Silmarillion story cycle (LR/201). This name is a combination of pennas “history”, the definite article i “the” and the nasal-mutated plural of Golodh “Gnome”.
Conceptual Development: This name first appeared as N. Pennas-na-Ngoelaidh (SM/77), using na “of” and an earlier form of the plural of Golodh, along with a number of similar variants, the last being the one given above. The Sindarin form of this name has not appeared.
References ✧ LR/201; LRI/Pennas
Glosses
Elements
| pennas | “history” | ✧ LR/201 | |
| i | “the” | ✧ LR/201 | |
| Golodh | “one of the wise folk, Gnome” | nasal-mutation plural | ✧ LR/201 (nGeleidh) |
Cognates
N. Pennas-na-Ngoelaidh pn. “History of the Noldoli”
References ✧ LR/201; LRI/Pennas; PE22/41; SM/77; SMI/Pennas
Glosses
Variations
Changes
Elements
| pennas | “history” | ✧ SM/77; SMI/Pennas | |
| na | “with, by; of” | ✧ SM/77 | |
| Golodh | “one of the wise folk, Gnome” | nasal-mutation plural | ✧ SM/77 (Ngoelaidh) |
Cognates