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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: | ||
==Ethir.1== | ==Ethir.1== | ||
"mouth of a river, estuary" | "mouth of a river, estuary" | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
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]]). | ||
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
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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==Ethir.2== | ==Ethir.2== | ||
"spy" | "spy" | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
Derived from ''[[ed]]'' + ''[[tirn]]''. Examples include ''[[Amon Ethir]]''. | Derived from ''[[ed]]'' + ''[[tirn]]''. Examples include ''[[Amon Ethir]]''.<ref>{{S|Turin}}</ref> | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
{{title|lowercase}} | {{title|lowercase}} | ||
[[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:
Ethir.1[edit | edit source]
"mouth of a river, estuary"
Etymology[edit | edit source]
It is derived from Primitive Quendian etsiri[1]
It can be analyzed as ed + sîr (s reduced to h because of lenition).
Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
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].
Ethir.2[edit | edit source]
"spy"
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Derived from ed + tirn. Examples include Amon Ethir.[4]
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"