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'''''eneth''''' is a noun meaning "name" in [[Sindarin]]. Compare with ''[[essë]]'' in [[Quenya]].
'''''eneth''''' is a noun meaning "name" in [[Sindarin]].
==Etymology==
The etymology of this word is obscure. It is unknown if it contains any [[Sundocarmë|Root]] related to the [[Quenya]] word ''[[Essë|esse]]''.
 
Note that the verb "to name" in Sindarin is ''[[esta-]]''.


== References ==
== References ==
* ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'' by [[Ruth S. Noel]]
* [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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Latest revision as of 11:54, 9 November 2012

eneth is a noun meaning "name" in Sindarin.

Etymology[edit | edit source]

The etymology of this word is obscure. It is unknown if it contains any Root related to the Quenya word esse.

Note that the verb "to name" in Sindarin is esta-.

References[edit | edit source]