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'''''Caran''''' is the [[Sindarin]] word for "red". Compare with its [[Quenya]] equivalent, ''[[Carnë]]''. | '''''Caran''''' is the [[Sindarin]] word for "red". Compare with its [[Quenya]] equivalent, ''[[Carnë]]''.<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''caran''</ref> | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
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*[[Cardolan]] (*''carn'' + ''[[dol]]'' + ''[[-and]]'') = *"country of red hills" | *[[Cardolan]] (*''carn'' + ''[[dol]]'' + ''[[-and]]'') = *"country of red hills" | ||
*[[Carn Dûm]] | *[[Carn Dûm]] | ||
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[[Category:Sindarin words]] | [[Category:Sindarin words]] |
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Caran is the Sindarin word for "red". Compare with its Quenya equivalent, Carnë.[1]
Examples
Possible examples are
- Carcharoth (*carn + carach, with liquid mutation) = "Red Maw"
- Cardolan (*carn + dol + -and) = *"country of red hills"
- Carn Dûm
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", caran