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==Sindarin== | ==Sindarin== | ||
'''''penn''''', or '''''pend''''', is a [[Sindarin]] word meaning "slope". The plural form of ''penn'' is '''''pinn''''' or '''''pind'''''. The collective plural form is '''''pennath''''' (cf. ''[[-ath]]''). A variant (dialectical or [[Númenórean Sindarin]]) plural form is ''[[pinnath]]''.<ref name=PE>{{PE|17}}, pp. 24, 173</ref><ref name=RC>{{HM| | '''''penn''''', or '''''pend''''', is a [[Sindarin]] word meaning "slope". The plural form of ''penn'' is '''''pinn''''' or '''''pind'''''. The collective plural form is '''''pennath''''' (cf. ''[[-ath]]''). A variant (dialectical or [[Númenórean Sindarin]]) plural form is ''[[pinnath]]''.<ref name=PE>{{PE|17}}, pp. 24, 173</ref><ref name=RC>{{HM|UI}}, p. 525</ref> | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== |
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Sindarin[edit | edit source]
penn, or pend, is a Sindarin word meaning "slope". The plural form of penn is pinn or pind. The collective plural form is pennath (cf. -ath). A variant (dialectical or Númenórean Sindarin) plural form is pinnath.[1][2]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Noldorin[edit | edit source]
penn, or pend, is a Noldorin word meaning "declivity".[3]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word derives from root PEN, PÉNED.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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), pp. 24, 173
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Unfinished index for The Lord of the Rings", in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 525
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 380