Tolkien

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Likely from Middle Low German Tolkin (literally son of Tolk), which is probably also related to Polish Tołkiny and German Tolksdorf, names for a Prussian town; the nickname Tolk is connected to Middle Low German tolk (interpreter), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ.[1] J. R. R. Tolkien subscribed to a folk etymology that connected the name with German tollkühn (foolhardy).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Tolkien (plural Tolkiens)

  1. (countable) A surname.
    1. British author J. R. R. Tolkien
      Synonym: JRRT

Derived terms

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Translations

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Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ Ryszard Derdziński (2017), "On J. R. R. Tolkien's roots in Gdańsk"

Anagrams

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Tolkien.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔlkjɛn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔlkjɛn
  • Syllabification: Tol‧kien

Proper noun

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Tolkien m pers

  1. J. R. R. Tolkien

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Tolkien in Polish dictionaries at PWN