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'''Aikanáro''' (pron. [ˌa͡ɪkaˈnaːro]) is [[Aegnor]]'s original [[Amilessë|mother-name]], meaning " | '''Aikanáro''' (pron. [ˌa͡ɪkaˈnaːro]) is [[Aegnor]]'s original [[Amilessë|mother-name]], meaning "fell fire" in [[Quenya]].<ref>{{PM|Shibboleth}}, ''The names of Finwë's descendants'', p. 347</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
''[[ | ''[[aika]]'' = "fell, dire", ''[[nár (Quenya)|nár]]'' = "fire", and -o = pronominal suffix. | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Aikanaro}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Aikanaro}} | ||
[[Category:Amilessi]] | [[Category:Amilessi]] | ||
Revision as of 12:46, 12 March 2014
Aikanáro (pron. [ˌa͡ɪkaˈnaːro]) is Aegnor's original mother-name, meaning "fell fire" in Quenya.[1]
Etymology
aika = "fell, dire", nár = "fire", and -o = pronominal suffix.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "XI. The Shibboleth of Fëanor", The names of Finwë's descendants, p. 347
