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''''' | '''''bereth''''' is [[Sindarin]] for 'queen' or 'spouse'. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
From [[OS]] ''[[barathi]]'' (the ''-i'' causing [[wikipedia:Germanic umlaut|umlaut]] of ''a'' to ''e'' before disappearing).<ref>''[[The Road Goes Ever On, A Song Cycle]]'', p. 74</ref>, [[PQ]] ''[[barathî]]'', [[root]] [[BARAT|BARATH]].<ref>{{LR|P3}}</ref> | From [[OS]] ''[[barathi]]'' (the ''-i'' causing [[wikipedia:Germanic umlaut|umlaut]] of ''a'' to ''e'' before disappearing).<ref>''[[The Road Goes Ever On, A Song Cycle]]'', p. 74</ref>, [[PQ]] ''[[barathî]]'', [[root]] [[BARAT|BARATH]].<ref>{{LR|P3}}</ref> | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
*[[Elbereth]] | *[[Varda|Elbereth]] | ||
*[[Brethil (Sindarin word)|brethil]] | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
It is unrelated to root [[BERÉTH]] "beech, birch". Also, it doesn't contain the feminine ending ''[[-eth]]''. | It is unrelated to root [[BERÉTH]] "beech, birch". Also, it doesn't contain the feminine ending ''[[-eth]]''. | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
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[[Category:Sindarin nouns]] | [[Category:Sindarin nouns]] | ||
Revision as of 14:41, 3 October 2013
bereth is Sindarin for 'queen' or 'spouse'.
Etymology
From OS barathi (the -i causing umlaut of a to e before disappearing).[1], PQ barathî, root BARATH.[2]
Examples
Notes
It is unrelated to root BERÉTH "beech, birch". Also, it doesn't contain the feminine ending -eth.
References
- ↑ The Road Goes Ever On, A Song Cycle, p. 74
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
