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'''acas''' pl. '''axi''' is [[Quenya]] word for "(back) neck" and "rock ridge"<Ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 92</ref>
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'''''acas''''' (pl. '''''axi''''') is a [[Quenya]] word meaning "(back) neck" and "rock ridge".<Ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 92</ref>
==Etymology==
From possible [[PQ]] *''akase'' pl. *''akasî'', from a possible [[Sundocarmë|Root]] *AK-AS or *A-KAS


==Other forms==
==Other forms==
*'''[[axë]]''' - later form replacing ''acas''.
*''[[axë]]'' - later form replacing ''acas''.
==See also==
==See also==
*''[[lango]]''
*''[[lango]]''
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Latest revision as of 20:58, 19 October 2012

acas (pl. axi) is a Quenya word meaning "(back) neck" and "rock ridge".[1]

Other forms[edit | edit source]

  • axë - later form replacing acas.

See also[edit | edit source]

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 92