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Cirith

From Tolkien Gateway

cirith is a noun meaning "pass" or "cleft" in Sindarin. Compare with the Quenya term cilya.

Examples:

• Cirith Gorgor = "Pass of Horror"
• Cirith Ninniach = "Pass of the Slender Crossing"

[edit] References

• The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth by Ruth S. Noel
• Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary compiled by Didier Willis