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'''Valaraukar''' was a [[Quenya]] name formed from words vala, 'power' and rauko, 'demon', used as a name for the [[Maiar]]in followers of [[Morgoth]]. The Valaraukar are better known in their [[Sindarin]] form: [[Balrogs]].
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'''Valarauco''' pl. '''Valaraucar'''<ref>{{HM|WJ}} p.415</ref><ref>{{VT|39a}} p.10</ref> is the [[Quenya]] name for the [[Maiar]]in followers of [[Morgoth]] better known in their [[Sindarin]] form: [[Balrogs]].
==Etymology==
It is formed from words ''[[Valar|vala]]'', 'power' and ''[[rauco]]'', 'monster'.<ref name=arda>{{webcite|author=[[Helge Fauskanger]]|articleurl=http://folk.uib.no/hnohf/quen-eng.htm|articlename=Quettaparma Quenyallo|dated= December 25, 2008|website=Arda}}</ref><ref name=RUK/>
 
==Other versions of the legendarium==
In ''[[The Etymologies]]'', the word ''Balrog'' is derived from ''[[ñgwalaraukô]]''<ref name=RUK>{{LR|Etymologies}}, RUK</ref> displaying a derivation from root ''ñgwal-'' (referring to "torment, cruelty") instead of ''val-''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Conrad Dunkerson|articleurl=http://tolkien.slimy.com/essays/TABA.html|articlename=The Truth About Balrogs - What is the etymology of 'balrog'?|website=[http://tolkien.slimy.com/ Tolkien Meta-FAQ]}}</ref> This derivation would produce the Quenya word **Nwalarauco.
 
In ''[[The Book of Lost Tales]]'', the [[Qenya]] term is ''Malcarauce''.
 
==Note==
Valarauco is not forming a regular plural  [[Asterisk#Fandom|**]]''Valaraucor'' but changing the final vowel in the plural (-o > -ar). [[Helge Fauskanger]] suggests that the singular form uses the variant ''rauco'', while the plural form uses the variant ''rauca'' for some reason.<ref name=arda/>
 
Another Quenya word which displays similar properties is perhaps ''[[sundo]]''.
 
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[[Category:Quenya nouns]]
[[de:Balrog#Sonstiges]]
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/ainur/maiar/balrogs]]
[[fi:Valaraukar]]

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Main article: Balrog

Valarauco pl. Valaraucar[1][2] is the Quenya name for the Maiarin followers of Morgoth better known in their Sindarin form: Balrogs.

Etymology

It is formed from words vala, 'power' and rauco, 'monster'.[3][4]

Other versions of the legendarium

In The Etymologies, the word Balrog is derived from ñgwalaraukô[4] displaying a derivation from root ñgwal- (referring to "torment, cruelty") instead of val-.[5] This derivation would produce the Quenya word **Nwalarauco.

In The Book of Lost Tales, the Qenya term is Malcarauce.

Note

Valarauco is not forming a regular plural **Valaraucor but changing the final vowel in the plural (-o > -ar). Helge Fauskanger suggests that the singular form uses the variant rauco, while the plural form uses the variant rauca for some reason.[3]

Another Quenya word which displays similar properties is perhaps sundo.

References