Q. Ondolindë loc. “Rock of the Music of Water, (lit.) Singing Stone”
The original Quenya name of S. Gondolin, translated “Rock of the Music of Water” (S/125), but more literally “Singing Stone” or “Stone of Music” (PE17/133). It also appeared in the shorter form Ondolin (PE17/29). It is a compound of ondo “stone” and lindë “singing, song” (PE17/29, PM/374, SA/gond).
Conceptual Development: In the very early Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s, a similar form ᴱQ. Ondolinda “Singing Stone” was given as the Quenya equivalent of G. Gondolin (GL/41), where its second element was apparently ᴱQ. linda² “singing”.
References ✧ PE17/29, 133; PM/374; PMI/Gondolin; S/125; SA/gond; SI/Gondolin, Ondolindë; TAI/193; WJ/201; WJI/Gondolin, Ondolindë
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| Ondolindello | ablative | “from Gondolin” | ✧ TAI/193 |
| Ondolin | shortened | ✧ PE17/29 |
Elements
| ondo | “stone (as a material), (large mass of) rock” | ✧ PE17/29; SA/gond | |
| #lindë | “singing, song, musical sound” | ✧ SA/gond | |
| ✶gondō | “stone, rock” | ✧ PM/374 (gon/gondo) | |
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Phonetic Developments
| ✶Gondō̆-lindē > Ondolinde | [gondolindē] > [ɣondolindē] > [ondolindē] > [ondolinde] | ✧ PE17/133 |
ᴱQ. Ondolinda loc. “Singing Stone”
References ✧ GL/41; LT1A/Gondolin; PE13/99
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| ondo | “stone, rock” | ✧ LT1A/Gondolin |
| #linda² | “singing” | ✧ LT1A/Gondolin (#linda) |
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