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'''''saura''''' is a [[Quenya]] word. There are least two different accounts of its meaning: | '''''saura''''' is a [[Quenya]] word. There are least two different accounts of its meaning: | ||
| − | #"foul, evil-smelling, putrid" (from [[Sundocarme|root]] [[THUS]]);<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 393 (entry THUS-)</ref> "foul, vile" (from root [[SAWA]]).<ref name=PE17>{{PE|17}}, pp. 183-4</ref> | + | #"foul, evil-smelling, putrid" (from [[Sundocarme|root]] [[THUS#Other versions|THUS]]);<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 393 (entry THUS-)</ref> "foul, vile" (from root [[SAWA]]).<ref name=PE17>{{PE|17}}, pp. 183-4</ref> |
#"cruel" (from root [[THAW|THAW-]]).<ref name=PE17/> | #"cruel" (from root [[THAW|THAW-]]).<ref name=PE17/> | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
*''[[Sauron#Etymology|Sauron]]'' | *''[[Sauron#Etymology|Sauron]]'' | ||
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*[[Sindarin]] ''[[saur]]'' | *[[Sindarin]] ''[[saur]]'' | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
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[[Category:Quenya adjectives]] | [[Category:Quenya adjectives]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:38, 19 October 2012
saura is a Quenya word. There are least two different accounts of its meaning:
- "foul, evil-smelling, putrid" (from root THUS);[1] "foul, vile" (from root SAWA).[2]
- "cruel" (from root THAW-).[2]
[edit] Examples
[edit] Cognates
[edit] References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part Three: The Etymologies", p. 393 (entry THUS-)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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), pp. 183-4