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'''Pilinehtar''' | '''''Pilinehtar''''' is the [[Elvish]] name of a plant.<ref>{{HM|PT}}, drawing no. 45 (the drawing first appeared in the ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar 1979]]'')</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
It has been suggested that ''pilinehtar'' derives from [[Quenya]] ''[[pilin]]'' "arrow" + ''[[ehtar]]'' "spearman", features that describe "the shape of [the plant's] stems".<ref name=AI>{{HM|AI}}, p. 199 (note 34)</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 18:05, 7 June 2011
Pilinehtar is the Elvish name of a plant.[1]
Etymology
It has been suggested that pilinehtar derives from Quenya pilin "arrow" + ehtar "spearman", features that describe "the shape of [the plant's] stems".[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien, drawing no. 45 (the drawing first appeared in the J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar 1979)
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull, J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist & Illustrator, p. 199 (note 34)