Eldamo : Sindarin : or-

S. or- pref. “-day” (Category: Day)

S. or-, pref. “-day” (Category: Day)

A prefixal form of aur “day” appearing in names of the days of the week such as Oranor “Sunday” and Orithil “*Moonday = Monday” (LotR/1110; PE17/120). The o is the result of the usual sound change whereby au becomes o in polysyllables.

Conceptual Development: Day names in The Etymologies of the 1930s used N. ar- “day” based on the root ᴹ√AR¹ of the same meaning (Ety/AR¹). The same prefix ar- appeared in drafts of The Lord of the Rings appendixes (PM/130) before being revised to the or- forms seen in the published version (PM/138). This change to the day prefix reflected the etymological changes in day words like S. aur; see that entry for discussion.

References ✧ PE17/120; SA/ur

Elements

aur

“(whole) day”

prefix

✧ PE17/120 (†aur)

Element In

S. Oraeron “Sea-day, *Thursday”
S. Oranor “*(lit.) Sun-day, Sunday”
S. Orbelain “*Day of the Valar, Friday”
S. Orgaladh “Day of the Tree, *Tuesday”
S. Orgaladhad “Day of the Two Trees, *Tuesday”
S. Orgilion “*Star-day, Saturday”
S. Orithil “*Moon-day, Monday”
S. Ormenel “*Heavens-day, Wednesday”

N. ar-² pref. “day” (Category: Day)

See S. or- for discussion.

Reference ✧ Ety/AR¹ ✧ ar- “day”

Element In

N. Aranor “*Sun-day”
N. Ardórin “?Day of Kings”
N. Ar Fennuir “Day of the Fanturi, fourth day of the Valian week”
N. Argalad “Tree Day”
N. Argaladath “*Day of the Trees”
N. Argilion “*Star-day”
N. Ar Ifan “*Day of Yavanna”
N. Arithil “*Moon-day”
N. Ar Neleduir “Day of the three kings, fifth day of the Valian week”
N. Ar Nethwelein “Day of the younger Gods, fifth day of the Valian week”
N. Aroeren “Sea-day”
N. Ar Uiar “Day of Ulmo, second day of the Valian week”
N. Ar Vanwe “Day of Manwe, first day of the Valian week” ✧ Ety/AR¹ (Arvanwe)
N. Ar Vedhwen “Day of the Spouses, third day of the Valian week”
N. Arvelain “*Day of the Valar”
N. Ar Velegol “Day of Aule, alternate name of the third day of the Valian week”
N. Arvenel “*Heavens-day”
N. edinar “anniversary day”
N. penninar “full year (last day of year)”

Cognates

ᴹQ. are “day” ✧ Ety/AR¹

Derivations

< ᴹ✶ari “day” ✧ Ety/AR¹
- < ᴹ√AR¹ “day” ✧ Ety/AR¹

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶ari- > ar-

[ari] > [are] > [ar]

✧ Ety/AR¹