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''' | '''''ras''''' (plural '''rais''') is a [[Sindarin]] word meaning 'horn'.<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''ras''</ref> | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
* [[Caradhras]] - "Red-horn" | * ''[[Caradhras]]'' - "Red-horn" | ||
* [[Barad Nimras|Nimras]] - "White Horn" | * ''[[Barad Nimras|Nimras]]'' - "White Horn" | ||
* [[Ered Nimrais]] - "Mountains White", i.e. the White Mountains | * ''[[Ered Nimrais]]'' - "Mountains White", i.e. the White Mountains | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
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[[Category: Sindarin words]] | [[Category: Sindarin words]] |
Revision as of 03:24, 24 October 2012
ras (plural rais) is a Sindarin word meaning 'horn'.[1]
Examples
- Caradhras - "Red-horn"
- Nimras - "White Horn"
- Ered Nimrais - "Mountains White", i.e. the White Mountains
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", ras