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| − | ''''' | + | '''''caran''''' is the [[Sindarin]] word for "red". Compare with its [[Quenya]] equivalent, ''[[Carnë]]''.<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''caran''</ref> |
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
| − | *[[Caranthir]] = "Red-face" | + | * ''[[Caranthir]]'' = "Red-face" |
| − | *[[Caradhras]] (''caran'' + ''[[ras]]'', with | + | * ''[[Caradhras]]'' (''caran'' + ''[[ras]]'', with assimilation) = "Redhorn" |
| − | *[[Carcharoth]] | + | |
| − | [[Category:Sindarin | + | Possible examples are |
| + | * ''[[Carcharoth]]'' (*''carn'' + ''[[carach]]'', with liquid mutation) = "[[Red Maw]]" | ||
| + | * ''[[Cardolan]]'' (*''carn'' + ''[[dol]]'' + ''[[-and]]'') = "country of red hills" | ||
| + | * ''[[Carn Dûm]]'' | ||
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| + | {{references}} | ||
| + | {{title|lowercase}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Sindarin adjectives]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:19, 21 October 2012
caran is the Sindarin word for "red". Compare with its Quenya equivalent, Carnë.[1]
[edit] Examples
Possible examples are
- Carcharoth (*carn + carach, with liquid mutation) = "Red Maw"
- Cardolan (*carn + dol + -and) = "country of red hills"
- Carn Dûm
[edit] References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", caran