These are the comments on Galadoneth A-Camhollen's contribution “Caladraeth”.
Sindarin light, lightbulb, lampCaladraeth
noun. lamp, lightbulb
Thank you for your contribution! But unfortunately, your contribution was rejected by Gilruin. Reason:
raeth doesn’t seem to mean sphere in the sense needed here, check out Sindarin calar and primitive kalatta > *calath
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Do you feel like the attested word calar ‘lamp’ or kalatta ‘lamp’ > calath. As for raeth, I don’t think it actually means the kind of sphere you are looking for, the full gloss “extent, reach; region, sphere, district, scope” from a √RAHA “stretch forward”, which suggests to me that raeth has nothing to do with roundness in particular.
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Thanks for the help. I see the issue, as "sphere" in this case (raeth) is more of an area or region than a geometric shape. I will strive for a better understanding of Tolkien's languages to better serve this fantastic site.
The Sindarin word for lightbulb. It is derived from "calad" (meaning light, specifically inner light as opposed to "galad" (reflected light)) and "raeth" (meaning sphere).