cirya

ship

cirya _("k")_noun "ship" (MC:213, 214, 220, 221), "(sharp-prowed) ship" (SA:kir-, where the word is misspelt círya with a long í; Christopher Tolkien probably confused it with the first element of the Sindarin name Círdan. It seems that Círyon, the name of Isildur's son, is likewise misspelt; read Ciryon as in the index and the main text of the Silmarillion. Cf. also kirya_ in Etym, stem KIR.) _Also in Markirya. In the Plotz letter, cirya is inflected for all cases except plural possessive (*ciryaiva). The curious dual form ciriat occurs in Letters:427, whereas Plotz gives the expected form ciryat. Locative ciryasse "upon a ship" (MC:216). Compounded in ciryaquen "shipman, sailor" (WJ:372), also ciryando (PE17:58), cf. also ciryamo "mariner" (UT:8). Masc. names Ciryaher* "Ship-lord" (Appendix A), Ciryandil "Ship-friend" (Appendix A), Ciryatan "Ship-builder" (Appendix A), also Tar-Ciryatan**, name of a Númenórean king, "King Shipbuilder" (SA:kir-)

ciryatan

noun. shipbuilder, shipwright

Cognates

• S. círdan “shipbuilder, shipwright”

Element in

• Q. Ciryatan “Shipbuilder, Shipwright” ✧ S/265

Variations

• Ciryatan ✧ S/265

ciryatan

masculine name. Shipbuilder, Shipwright

Tar-Ciryatan was the 12th ruler of Númenor (S/265, UT/221), also known as Ad. Ar-Balkumagân (PM/151). His name is a compound of cirya “ship” and the suffixal form -tan “-builder, -wright” of tamo “smith”.

Cognates

• Ad. Balkumagân “Shipwright, *Shipbuilder” ✧ PM/151; PMI/Ar-Balkumagān

Elements

Word	Gloss
ciryatan	“shipbuilder, shipwright”

Variations

• Kiryatan ✧ PM/151; PMI/Ar-Balkumagān; PMI/Kiryatan; PMI/Tar-Kiryatan

ciryahto

noun. shipwright

shipwright

ahto

noun. maker

maker, wright

círdan

noun. shipbuilder, shipwright

círdan

noun. ship-maker

cír (pl. of cair “ship”) + tan (“maker, smith”)

círdan

masculine name. Shipwright

An Elf-lord who was a famous ship builder, whose name was translated “Shipwright” (LotR/240). His name is simply círdan “shipbuilder” used as a name (Ety/KIR).

Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, his name was first given as N. Cirdan with a short i (WR/76). His name appeared in The Etymologies as C(e)irdan (Ety/TAN), where the (e) probably indicates its development from N. ceir “ship” (later S. cair).

Elements

Word	Gloss
círdan	“shipbuilder, shipwright”

Variations

• Cirdan ✧ WJ/008; WJI/Círdan

círdan

'the Shipbuilder'

prop. n. 'the Shipbuilder'.

círdan

noun. shipbuilder, shipwright

Cognates

• Q. ciryatan “shipbuilder, shipwright”

Element in

• S. Círdan “Shipwright” ✧ PE17/027

Elements

Word	Gloss
cair	“ship”
tân	“builder, smith, wright, artificer”

Variations

• Círdan ✧ PE17/027

cair

noun. ship

cair

noun. ship

Cognates

• Q. cirya “(sharp-prowed) ship; swift gliding, (sharp-prowed) ship, [ᴹQ.] boat; [Q.] swift gliding” ✧ PE17/147

Derivations

• ✶kiryā “(small swift sailing) ship; swift (especially of things that pass easily through obstacles)”
  • √KIR “cut, cleave, pass swiftly through; shave; skim (surface), slip along, glide quickly”

Element in

• S. aran cîr lim “*king of swift ships” ✧ PE17/147
• S. aran na chîr lim “*king of swift ships” ✧ PE17/147
• S. Cair Andros “Ship of Long Foam” ✧ SA/an(d)
• S. círdan “shipbuilder, shipwright”
• ᴺS. cirias “fleet (of ships)”
• ᴺS. cirion “sailor, shipman”
• S. Pelargir “Garth of Royal Ships”

Variations

• Cair ✧ SA/an(d)

círdan

shipbuilder, shipwright

(i gírdan, o chírdan) (shipwright), pl. círdain (i chírdain).

círdan

shipwright

(i gírdan, o chírdan) (shipbuilder), pl. círdain (i chírdain). Compare Círdan as a proper name.****

círdan

shipbuilder

(i gírdan, o chírdan) (shipwright), pl. círdain (i chírdain)  

círdan

shipbuilder

círdan (i gírdan, o chírdan) (shipwright), pl. círdain (i chírdain)

círdan

shipwright

círdan (i gírdan, o chírdan) (shipbuilder), pl. círdain (i chírdain). Compare Círdan as a proper name.

círdan

shipbuilder, shipwright

círdan (i gírdan, o chírdan) (shipwright), pl. círdain (i chírdain).

cirion

shipman

(i girion) (sailor), pl. ciryn (i chiryn), coll. pl. cirionnath.

cair

ship

cair (in compounds cír-) (i gair, o chair), pl. cîr, i chîr; coll. pl. ciriath.

cair

ship

(in compounds cír-) (i gair, o chair), pl. cîr, i chîr; coll. pl. ciriath.

ceredir

maker

ceredir (i geredir, o cheredir) (doer), no distinct pl. form except with article (i cheredir)

ceredir

maker

(i geredir, o cheredir) (doer), no distinct pl. form except with article (i cheredir)

tân

maker

1) ?tân (i dân, o thân), only attested as -dan or -than as the final element of compounds, e.g. Círdan ”Ship-maker”). Construct tan, pl. tain (i thain), 2)

tân

maker

(i dân, o thân), only attested as -dan or -than as the final element of compounds, e.g. Círdan ”Ship-maker”). Construct tan, pl. tain (i thain)

thavron

wright

thavron (carpenter, builder), pl. thevryn, coll. pl. thavronnath.

thavron

wright

(carpenter, builder), pl. thevryn, coll. pl. thavronnath.

thavron

builder

thavron (wright, carpenter), pl. thevryn, coll. pl. thavronnath.

thavron

builder

(wright, carpenter), pl. thevryn, coll. pl. thavronnath.

balak

noun. ship

The noun for “ship”, attested only in the plural (balîk) and objective (balku) forms (SD/247, PM/151). Its plural form indicates that it is a strong-noun (Strong I), so its final vowel must be short. In theory its final vowel could be any of a, i or u, each of which would be replaced by long î in plural nouns. However, its attested objective form uses the variant objective-with-syncope form balku instead of ordinary ✱baluk. Since the Adûnaic syncope seems only to occur for nouns with two identical short vowels, this indicates the singular form of this word is balak.

Element in

• Ad. balîk hazad an-Nimruzîr azûlada “seven ships of Elendil [went] eastward” ✧ SD/247
• Ad. Balkumagân “Shipwright, *Shipbuilder” ✧ PM/151

nōwē

proper name. Círdan

Variations

• Nōwë ✧ PMI/Círdan

kiryaktō

noun. shipwright

Elements

Word	Gloss
kiryā	“(small swift sailing) ship; swift (especially of things that pass easily through obstacles)”
aktō	“artificer, artificer, [ᴹ✶] maker, wright”

Variations

• kirya-k’tō ✧ PE18/085 (kirya-k’tō)

cirdan

noun. shipbuilder, shipwright

cirdan

masculine name. Shipbuilder

Derivations

• On. Certhan “Shipbuilder” ✧ Ety/TAN
  • ᴹ√TAN “make, fashion” ✧ Ety/TAN

Elements

Word	Gloss
cirdan	“shipbuilder”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
On. Certhan > C(e)irdan	[kerθan] > [kirdan]	✧ Ety/TAN

Variations

• C(e)irdan ✧ Ety/TAN
• Círdan ✧ SD/067; SDI1/Círdan
• Kirdan ✧ WR/077; WRI/Cirdan

cirdan

noun. shipbuilder

Element in

• N. Cirdan “Shipbuilder”

ceirdan

noun. shipbuilder, shipwright

cîr

noun. ship

ceir

noun. ship

ceir

noun. ship

Changes

• cir → cīr “ship” ✧ PE21/57

Cognates

• Ilk. cîr “ship”
• ᴹQ. kirya “ship, boat” ✧ Ety/KIR

Derivations

• ᴹ√KIR “cleave” ✧ Ety/KIR

Element in

• N. Cair Andros
• N. Cairros “*Ship-foam”
• N. cirban “haven” ✧ Ety/PAD
• N. cirdan “shipbuilder” ✧ Ety/KIR
• N. Pelargir

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√KIR > ceir	[kirja] > [kerja] > [keria] > [keri] > [keir]	✧ Ety/KIR

Variations

• ceirda ✧ EtyAC/KIR (ceirda)
• cīr ✧ PE21/57
• cir ✧ PE21/57 (cir)

ciriaeth

noun. shipwright

shipwright

ciriaeth

noun. shipwright

Derivations

• ᴹ✶kiryaktō “shipwright” ✧ PE18/062

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶kirya-k’tō > ciriaeth	[kirjaktō] > [kirjakto] > [kirjaktʰo] > [kirjaxθo] > [kirjaiθo] > [kiriaiθo] > [kiriaiθ] > [kiriaeθ]	✧ PE18/062