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'''niphred''' is a [[Noldorin]] word meaning "fear, pallor"
'''niphred''' is a [[Noldorin]] word meaning "fear, pallor".
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
The word contains the element ''[[nim]]'' "white"
The word contains the element ''[[nim]]'' "white".


[[OS]] *''nimphrita'', [[Common Telerin|CT]] *''nimprita'', [[PQ]] *''ninkwiritâ'' ([[root]] [[NIKW]])
[[OS]] *''nimphrita'', [[Common Telerin|CT]] *''nimprita'', [[PQ]] *''ninkwiritâ'' ([[root]] [[NIKW]])
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==Examples==
==Examples==
*''[[Niphredil]]'' "little pallor"
*''[[Niphredil]]'' "little pallor"
[[category:Sindarin nouns]]
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Latest revision as of 11:40, 9 November 2012

niphred is a Noldorin word meaning "fear, pallor".

Etymology[edit | edit source]

The word contains the element nim "white".

OS *nimphrita, CT *nimprita, PQ *ninkwiritâ (root NIKW)

Examples[edit | edit source]