1,050
edits
Difference between revisions of "Belkondíl"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
→Etymology and Names
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
==Etymology and Names== | ==Etymology and Names== | ||
The name ''Belkondíl'' in this form seems to have originated as an adjective denoting relation to ''Belkontár'', which itself derives from [[Proto-Ortûlékian]] ''*bêl-kond-tar'' 'land by the rivers', appealing to the region's location around the rivers [[River Cëlac|Cëlac]] and [[River Brethan|Brethan]]. Later, the adjectival form became more prominent in use and eventually replaced the original label, a development commonly seen in Olgish place names. The old form ''Belkontár'' is still preserved in HArb. 'Elkontar', in [[Aribelian Myth]] the name of the [[First White City]] and capital of [[Almen]], the legendary country of Aribelian origin south of the [[River Ilathw|Ilathw]]. | The name ''Belkondíl'' in this form seems to have originated as an adjective denoting relation to '''Belkontár''', which itself derives from [[Proto-Ortûlékian]] ''*bêl-kond-tar'' 'land by the rivers', appealing to the region's location around the rivers [[River Cëlac|Cëlac]] and [[River Brethan|Brethan]]. Later, the adjectival form became more prominent in use and eventually replaced the original label, a development commonly seen in Olgish place names. The old form ''Belkontár'' is still preserved in HArb. 'Elkontar', in [[Aribelian Myth]] the name of the [[First White City]] and capital of [[Almen]], the legendary country of Aribelian origin south of the [[River Ilathw|Ilathw]]. | ||
According to the (much younger) [[Lonsorigi]], the [[Ortûlékian languages|Ortûlékian]] form of the name has been in use since the [[Early Days|very beginning of its settlement]]; it is, however, not attested in writing until the 11<sup>th</sup> century B.E.B. and presumably has its origins in the tumultous conflicts of the time preceding the foundation of [[Lon Avoch]], initially vaguely denoting the area of [[Olgish peoples|Olgish]] dominion, sometimes including but usually explicitly separate from the [[Soskish peoples|Soskish]] sphere of influence. The first use of the term in its later context is found in the [[Claims of Enethin]]. | According to the (much younger) [[Lonsorigi]], the [[Ortûlékian languages|Ortûlékian]] form of the name has been in use since the [[Early Days|very beginning of its settlement]]; it is, however, not attested in writing until the 11<sup>th</sup> century B.E.B. and presumably has its origins in the tumultous conflicts of the time preceding the foundation of [[Lon Avoch]], initially vaguely denoting the area of [[Olgish peoples|Olgish]] dominion, sometimes including but usually explicitly separate from the [[Soskish peoples|Soskish]] sphere of influence. The first use of the term in its later context is found in the [[Claims of Enethin]]. | ||
The most common epithet for Belkondíl might be the ''Country of Dark-Green Meadows'' (MOlg. ''Iranatimuritar''), in reference to its mossy fields and moors and often in contrast with the ''Country of Light-Green Meadows'' (MOlg. ''Iranolikuritar''), which is usually applied to [[Seligon]], especially the fertile plains around the [[River Eargliss]]. In [[Iilish language|Iilish]], the country is called | The most common epithet for Belkondíl might be the ''Country of Dark-Green Meadows'' (MOlg. ''Iranatimuritar''), in reference to its mossy fields and moors and often in contrast with the ''Country of Light-Green Meadows'' (MOlg. ''Iranolikuritar''), which is usually applied to [[Seligon]], especially the fertile plains around the [[River Eargliss]]. In [[Iilish language|Iilish]], the country is called '''Bealamas''' 'Land of the Burning Hills'. The [[Proto-Besokian|Old Besokian]] term, as evidence in the [[Nishunâc World Map]], was '''Tûnûshetor''' 'Great Marsh', hence [[Proto-Soskish]] '''Tûnustu''' and [[Eastern Soskish language|Môrethic]] '''Dûnutu'''. | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||