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'''And''' means 'long'. [[an]] | '''And''' means 'long'. | ||
It was simplified to just ''[[an]]-'' in compounds | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Possibly [[Old Sindarin]] *''[[anda]]'' < [[root]] [[ANAD]]. | Possibly [[Old Sindarin]] *''[[anda]]'' < [[root]] [[ANAD]]. | ||
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*[[Anduin]]: 'Great River' (in this case, great is used for long) | *[[Anduin]]: 'Great River' (in this case, great is used for long) | ||
*[[andaith]]: 'long mark' | *[[andaith]]: 'long mark' | ||
*[[Anfalas]]: "Langstrand" | |||
*[[Ann-thenaith]] | |||
==Cognates== | ==Cognates== | ||
*[[Quenya]] ''[[anda]]'' | *[[Quenya]] ''[[anda]]'' | ||
Revision as of 08:35, 19 November 2009
And means 'long'.
It was simplified to just an- in compounds
Etymology
Possibly Old Sindarin *anda < root ANAD.
Examples
- Androth: 'Long delving'
- Anduin: 'Great River' (in this case, great is used for long)
- andaith: 'long mark'
- Anfalas: "Langstrand"
- Ann-thenaith
