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| − | '''ethir''' is the form of two unrelated [[Sindarin]] words (homophones) with different meanings: | + | '''''ethir''''' is the form of two unrelated [[Sindarin]] words (homophones) with different meanings: |
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"mouth of a river, estuary" | "mouth of a river, estuary" | ||
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It is derived from [[Primitive Quendian]] ''[[etsiri]]''<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entry [[ET]]</ref> | It is derived from [[Primitive Quendian]] ''[[etsiri]]''<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entry [[ET]]</ref> | ||
| − | It can be analyzed as ''[[ed]]'' + ''[[sîr]]'' (''s'' reduced to ''h'' because of [[lenition]]). | + | It can be analyzed as ''[[ed]]'' + ''[[sîr]]'' (''s'' reduced to ''h'' because of [[lenition]]). |
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There is some controversy on the pronunciation of the word regarding the digraph ''th''<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.) ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Proto-Eldarin vowels" by [[Christopher Gilson]]</ref>. | There is some controversy on the pronunciation of the word regarding the digraph ''th''<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.) ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Proto-Eldarin vowels" by [[Christopher Gilson]]</ref>. | ||
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Another view would be that PQ ''etsiri'' evolved as [[Old Sindarin]] *''ett<sup>h</sup>ire''<ref>[[Didier Willis]]' ''Sindarin Dictionary'' version of 2001; containing etymological reconstructions by [[David Salo]]</ref> before simplified as ''ethir''. In that case the PQ cluster ''ts'' was directly derived as ''th'' in Sindarin. The word would be pronounced as {{IPA|[ˈeθir]}}. | Another view would be that PQ ''etsiri'' evolved as [[Old Sindarin]] *''ett<sup>h</sup>ire''<ref>[[Didier Willis]]' ''Sindarin Dictionary'' version of 2001; containing etymological reconstructions by [[David Salo]]</ref> before simplified as ''ethir''. In that case the PQ cluster ''ts'' was directly derived as ''th'' in Sindarin. The word would be pronounced as {{IPA|[ˈeθir]}}. | ||
| − | =Ethir.2= | + | ==Ethir.2== |
| − | "spy" | + | "spy" |
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| − | Derived from ''[[ed]]'' + ''[[tirn]]''. Examples include ''[[Amon Ethir]]''. | + | ===Etymology=== |
| + | Derived from ''[[ed]]'' + ''[[tirn]]''. Examples include ''[[Amon Ethir]]''.<ref>{{S|Turin}}</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Sindarin nouns]] | [[Category:Sindarin nouns]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:54, 18 February 2013
ethir is the form of two unrelated Sindarin words (homophones) with different meanings:
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[edit] Ethir.1
"mouth of a river, estuary"
[edit] Etymology
It is derived from Primitive Quendian etsiri[1]
It can be analyzed as ed + sîr (s reduced to h because of lenition).
[edit] Pronunciation
There is some controversy on the pronunciation of the word regarding the digraph th[2].
One view says that it can be viewed as a compound: ed/et + sîr would trigger a lenition ed/et + hîr. If preposition and stem are understood as different entities, t/h should be pronounced separately ([ˈethir]) (like English "at-home").
Another view would be that PQ etsiri evolved as Old Sindarin *etthire[3] before simplified as ethir. In that case the PQ cluster ts was directly derived as th in Sindarin. The word would be pronounced as [ˈeθir].
[edit] Ethir.2
"spy"
[edit] Etymology
Derived from ed + tirn. Examples include Amon Ethir.[4]
[edit] References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part Three: The Etymologies", entry ET
- ↑ Jim Allan (ed.) An Introduction to Elvish, "Proto-Eldarin vowels" by Christopher Gilson
- ↑ Didier Willis' Sindarin Dictionary version of 2001; containing etymological reconstructions by David Salo
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Túrin Turambar"