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'''''tirith''''' is a [[Sindarin]] word meaning "watching, guarding"<ref>{{VT|42a}}, p. 11</ref> or "guard"<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 41</ref>, or "vigilance"<ref>{{L|131}}, p. 158</ref>. The [[Noldorin]] word '''''tirith''''' means "watch, guard".<ref name=LR>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 394</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | |||
In the ''[[The Etymologies|Etymologies]]'', ''tirith'' derives from [[Sundocarme|root]] [[TIR]].<ref name=LR/> | |||
==Examples== | |||
* [[Minas Tirith]] = "Tower of the Guard" | * [[Minas Tirith]] = "Tower of the Guard" | ||
== | ==See also== | ||
* | *[[Quenya]] prefix ''[[tir]]-'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:40, 19 October 2012
tirith is a Sindarin word meaning "watching, guarding"[1] or "guard"[2], or "vigilance"[3]. The Noldorin word tirith means "watch, guard".[4]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
In the Etymologies, tirith derives from root TIR.[4]
Examples[edit | edit source]
- Minas Tirith = "Tower of the Guard"
See also[edit | edit source]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 42, July 2001, p. 11
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 41
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 131, (undated, written late 1951), p. 158
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 394