Acas

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

Etymology

From possible PQ *akase pl. *akasî, from a possible Root *AK-AS or *A-KAS

Other forms

  • axë - later form replacing acas.

See also

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