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'''''and''''' means 'long' in [[Sindarin]].<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 348</ref> | '''''and''''' means 'long' in [[Sindarin]].<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 348</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Possibly [[Old Sindarin]] *'' | Possibly [[Old Sindarin]] *''anda'' < [[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[ÁNAD]]. | ||
==Other forms== | ==Other forms== | ||
It was simplified to just ''ann'' or ''an-'' in compounds | It was simplified to just ''ann'' or ''an-'' in compounds | ||
Revision as of 21:22, 28 November 2010
and means 'long' in Sindarin.[1]
Etymology
Possibly Old Sindarin *anda < Root ÁNAD.
Other forms
It was simplified to just ann or an- in compounds
Examples
- Andram
- Androth: 'Long delving'
- Anduin: 'Great River' (lit. "Long River")
- andaith: 'long mark'
- Anfalas: "Langstrand"
- Ann-thennath
Cognates
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 348
