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'''AK-''' is an [[Elvish]] [[Sundocarme|root]] signifying "narrow, confined".<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 348</ref> | '''AK-''' is an [[Elvish]] [[Sundocarme|root]] signifying "narrow, confined".<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 348</ref> | ||
[[ | *[[Primitive Quendian]]: ''[[akrā]]'' | ||
*[[Quenya]]: ''arka'' ("narrow") | **[[Quenya]]: ''[[arca|arka]]'' ("narrow") | ||
*[[ | **[[Sindarin]]: ''[[agor]]'' (< [[Noldorin]] ''agr'') | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
*[[Quenya]] ''aksa'' ("narrow path, ravine") | *[[Quenya]] ''[[axa|aksa]]'' ("narrow path, ravine") | ||
*[[Noldorin]] ([[Sindarin]]): ''Aglond'' | *[[Noldorin]] ([[Sindarin]]): ''[[Aglond]]'' > ''Aglon'' ("defile, pass between high walls"; also as a proper name) | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
[[Category:Roots]] | [[Category:Roots]] | ||
Revision as of 13:10, 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
