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'''''luin''''' is an adjective meaning "blue" in both [[Quenya]] and [[Sindarin]].
'''''luin''''' is a [[Sindarin]] word meaning "blue".<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 66</ref>
 
==Examples==
Examples:
* [[Ered Luin]] = "Blue Mountains"
* [[Ered Luin]] = "Blue Mountains"
* [[Helluin]] = "Ice-blue"
* [[Helluin]] = "Ice-blue"
 
==Cognates==
== References ==
*[[Quenya]] ''[[luine]]''
* ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'' by [[Ruth S. Noel]]
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* [http://www.jrrvf.com/hisweloke/sindar/online/sindar/dict-sd-en.html Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary] compiled by [[Didier Willis]]
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Revision as of 07:51, 29 July 2011

luin is a Sindarin word meaning "blue".[1]

Examples

Cognates

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 66