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'''And''' means 'long'. | '''And''' means 'long'. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Possibly [[Old Sindarin]] *''[[anda]]'' < [[ | Possibly [[Old Sindarin]] *''[[anda]]'' < [[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[ANAD]]. | ||
==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 15:22, 3 July 2010
And means 'long'.
Etymology
Possibly Old Sindarin *anda < Root ANAD.
Other forms
It was simplified to just ann or an- in compounds
Examples
- Androth: 'Long delving'
- Anduin: 'Great River' (lit. "Long River")
- andaith: 'long mark'
- Anfalas: "Langstrand"
- Ann-thennath
