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'''''naug''''' is a [[Sindarin]] word, meaning "dwarf".<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''naug''</ref> | '''''naug''''' (plural ''noeg'') is a [[Sindarin]] word, meaning "dwarf".<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''naug''</ref> Properly speaking, this is an adjective, while the correct independent word for "Dwarf" as a race is ''[[Nogoth]]''<ref>{{WJ|Quendi}}, p. 388</ref>, but the word ''naug'' can appear as an element in names referring to the Dwarves. | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
* ''[[Naugrim]]'' | * ''[[Naugrim]]'' | ||
* ''[[Nauglamír]]'' | * ''[[Nauglamír]]'' | ||
* ''[[Nibin-noeg]]'' | |||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
{{title|lowercase}} | {{title|lowercase}} | ||
[[Category:Sindarin nouns]] | [[Category:Sindarin nouns]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:27, 8 February 2014
naug (plural noeg) is a Sindarin word, meaning "dwarf".[1] Properly speaking, this is an adjective, while the correct independent word for "Dwarf" as a race is Nogoth[2], but the word naug can appear as an element in names referring to the Dwarves.
Examples[edit | edit source]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", naug
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar", p. 388
