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'''''cirith''''' is a noun meaning "pass" or "cleft" in [[Sindarin]]. Compare with the [[Quenya]] term ''[[cilya]]''. | '''''cirith''''' is a noun meaning "pass" or "cleft" in [[Sindarin]].<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, entry ''kir''</ref> Compare with the [[Quenya]] term ''[[cilya]]''. | ||
Examples | ==Examples== | ||
* [[Cirith Gorgor]] = "Pass of Horror" | * ''[[Cirith Gorgor]]'' = "Pass of Horror" | ||
* [[Cirith Ninniach]] = "Pass of the Slender Crossing" | * ''[[Cirith Ninniach]]'' = "Pass of the Slender Crossing" | ||
* [[Cirith Ungol]] | * ''[[Cirith Ungol]]'' = "Cleft of the Spider" | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
* [http://www.jrrvf.com/hisweloke/sindar/online/sindar/dict-sd-en.html Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary] compiled by [[Didier Willis]] | * [http://www.jrrvf.com/hisweloke/sindar/online/sindar/dict-sd-en.html Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary] compiled by [[Didier Willis]] | ||
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[[Category:Sindarin nouns]] | [[Category:Sindarin nouns]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:16, 2 July 2020
cirith is a noun meaning "pass" or "cleft" in Sindarin.[1] Compare with the Quenya term cilya.
Examples[edit | edit source]
- Cirith Gorgor = "Pass of Horror"
- Cirith Ninniach = "Pass of the Slender Crossing"
- Cirith Ungol = "Cleft of the Spider"
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry kir
- Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary compiled by Didier Willis
