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==Note==
==Note==
Valarauco is a paradox in the Quenya language as not forming a regular plural  [[Asterisk#Fandom|**]]''Valaraucor'' but changing the final vowel in the plural (-o > -ar). No other Quenya words have been attested to form the plural in such a manner, but cf. ''[[sundo]]''.
Valarauco is a paradox in the Quenya language as not forming a regular plural  [[Asterisk#Fandom|**]]''Valaraucor'' but changing the final vowel in the plural (-o > -ar). No other Quenya words have been attested to form the plural in such a manner, but cf. ''[[sundo]]''.{{fact}}
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[[Category:Quenya nouns]]
[[Category:Quenya nouns]]

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Valarauco pl. Valaraucar[1][2] is the Quenya name for the Maiarin followers of Morgoth better known in their Sindarin form: Balrogs.

Etymology

It is formed from words vala, 'power' and rauco, 'monster'.[source?]

In The Etymologies, the word Balrog is derived from ñgwalaraukô.[3]

Note

Valarauco is a paradox in the Quenya language as not forming a regular plural **Valaraucor but changing the final vowel in the plural (-o > -ar). No other Quenya words have been attested to form the plural in such a manner, but cf. sundo.[source?]

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