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'''''neithan''''' is a [[Sindarin]] word meaning "one who is deprived".<ref>{{S|Index}}, entry "Neithan"</ref> When [[Túrin]] dwelt among the [[Gaurwaith]], he used it an alias translated as "The Wronged".<ref>{{S|Turin}}</ref>
'The Wronged'; an alias taken by [[Túrin|Túrin Turambar]] when he dwelt among the [[Gaurwaith]].
 
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== Etymology ==
''neithan'' is derived from [[root]] [[NEK]] ("deprive"). Its [[Quenya]] cognate is ''nehtanō''.<ref name=Eldarin>{{PE|Eldarin}}, p. 167</ref>
 
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neithan is a Sindarin word meaning "one who is deprived".[1] When Túrin dwelt among the Gaurwaith, he used it an alias translated as "The Wronged".[2]

Etymology

neithan is derived from root NEK ("deprive"). Its Quenya cognate is nehtanō.[3]

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names", entry "Neithan"
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Túrin Turambar"
  3. J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings: Eldarin Roots and Stems", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 167