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'''Duin''' is the [[Sindarin]] word for ''river''. | '''Duin''' is the [[Sindarin]] word for ''river''. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The [[PQ]] word was ''[[duinê]]'' from a [[root]] [[DUY]]<ref> | The [[PQ]] word was ''[[duinê]]'' from a [[root]] [[DUY]]<ref>{{HM|N}}, pp. 765-6. Wherein the term is given as "Common Elvish" and the root as ''dui''</ref> | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
*[[Anduin]] | *[[Anduin]] | ||
Revision as of 13:10, 11 October 2010
Duin is the Sindarin word for river.
Etymology
The PQ word was duinê from a root DUY[1]
Examples
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, pp. 765-6. Wherein the term is given as "Common Elvish" and the root as dui
