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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|Ered '''Luin''']]'' = "Blue Mountains"
* [[Ered Luin]] = "Blue Mountains"
* ''[[Blue Wizards|Ithryn '''Luin''']]'' = "Blue Wizards"<ref>{{UT|Index}}</ref>
* [[Helluin]] = "Ice Blue"
* ''[[Mindolluin|Mindol'''luin''']]'' = "Towering-head-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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Latest revision as of 09:53, 1 November 2019

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

Examples[edit | edit source]

Cognates[edit | edit source]

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
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, Index