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'''caun''' pl. '''conin''' means "prince, ruler". | '''caun''' pl. '''conin''' means "prince, ruler". | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
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'''caun''' pl. '''conath''' also means "outcry, clamor"<ref>[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]] p. 361</ref>. | '''caun''' pl. '''conath''' also means "outcry, clamor"<ref>[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]] p. 361</ref>. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
''[[naergon]]'' | *''[[naergon]]'' | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
[[category:Sindarin nouns]] | [[category:Sindarin nouns]] |
Revision as of 14:06, 22 February 2009
caun pl. conin means "prince, ruler".
Etymology
Primitive Elvish form kânô "crier, herald" from root KAN[1]
Cognates
See also
caun means "valour"[2].
Etymology
From possible Primitive Elvish *kânê.
Cognates
caun pl. conath also means "outcry, clamor"[3].
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth p.362
- ↑ Etymologies p.362
- ↑ The Peoples of Middle-earth p. 361