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'''''tirith''''' is a noun meaning "watch" or "guard" in [[Sindarin]]. It can also be used more abstractly, as in "vigilance". Compare with the [[Quenya]] prefix ''[[tir]]-''. | '''''tirith''''' is a noun meaning "watch" or "guard" in [[Sindarin]]. It can also be used more abstractly, as in "vigilance". Compare with the [[Quenya]] prefix ''[[tir]]-''. | ||
==Etymology== | |||
*[[Sundocarme|Root]] [[TIR]] | |||
==Examples== | |||
* [[Minas Tirith]] = "Tower of the Guard" | * [[Minas Tirith]] = "Tower of the Guard" | ||
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* [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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Revision as of 20:20, 9 January 2011
tirith is a noun meaning "watch" or "guard" in Sindarin. It can also be used more abstractly, as in "vigilance". Compare with the Quenya prefix tir-.
Etymology
Examples
- Minas Tirith = "Tower of the Guard"
