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*[[Primitive Quendian]]: ''[[akrā]]'' | *[[Primitive Quendian]]: ''[[akrā]]'' | ||
**[[Quenya]]: ''[[arca|arka]]'' ("narrow") | **[[Quenya]]: ''[[arca|arka]]'' ("narrow") | ||
**[[Sindarin: ''[[agor]]'' < [[Noldorin]] ''agr'' | **[[Sindarin]]: ''[[agor]]'' (< [[Noldorin]] ''agr'') | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
Revision as of 07:39, 28 November 2010
AK- is an Elvish root signifying "narrow, confined".[1]
Examples
- Quenya aksa ("narrow path, ravine")
- Noldorin (Sindarin): Aglond > Aglon ("defile, pass between high walls"; also as a proper name)
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 348
