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'''''rath''''' is a [[Sindarin]] word meaning "street (in a city)".<ref name=UI>{{HM|UI}}, p. 551</ref><ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 98</ref><ref name=UT>{{UT|Galadriel}}, note 16</ref> | '''''rath''''' is a [[Sindarin]] word meaning "street (in a city)".<ref name=UI>{{HM|UI}}, p. 551</ref><ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 98</ref><ref name=UT>{{UT|Galadriel}}, note 16</ref> | ||
Apparently ''rath'' can also mean "climb" (noun), as seen in ''[[Andrath]]'' ("Long Climb").<ref>{{UT|Index}}</ref> This definition also appears in [[David Salo]]'s [[Neo-Elvish|Neo-Sindarin]] wordlist.<ref>{{HM|GS}}, p. 319</ref> | |||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
[[Christopher Tolkien]] has noted that the noun ''rath'' derives from the [[Sundocarme|stem]] ''rath-'' ("climb").<ref name=UT/> | [[Christopher Tolkien]] has noted that the noun ''rath'' derives from the [[Sundocarme|stem]] ''rath-'' ("climb").<ref name=UT/> | ||
Revision as of 01:41, 20 July 2011
Sindarin
rath is a Sindarin word meaning "street (in a city)".[1][2][3]
Apparently rath can also mean "climb" (noun), as seen in Andrath ("Long Climb").[4] This definition also appears in David Salo's Neo-Sindarin wordlist.[5]
Etymology
Christopher Tolkien has noted that the noun rath derives from the stem rath- ("climb").[3]
Examples
Noldorin
rath is a Noldorin word meaning "course, river-bed".[6]
Etymology
The word derives from Old Noldorin rattha, from root RAT ("walk").[6]
Examples
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Unfinished index for The Lord of the Rings", in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 551
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 98
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", note 16
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, Index
- ↑ David Salo (2004), A Gateway to Sindarin, p. 319
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 383
