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'''''nan-''''' is a [[Quenya]] prefix meaning "backwards" or just "back".<ref name=LR>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 375</ref><ref name=PE>{{PE|17}}, p. 166</ref> | '''''nan-''''' is a [[Quenya]] prefix meaning "backwards" or just "back".<ref name=LR>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 375</ref><ref name=PE>{{PE|17}}, p. 166</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 00:35, 6 August 2015
nan- is a Quenya prefix meaning "backwards" or just "back".[1][2]
Etymology
Examples
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 375
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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. 166
