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Caradhras

noun. red horn

caran (“red”) + ras (“horn, mountain peak”) Dhr is < n-r in secondary contact; the original form of ras is probably rass with the final s dropped at the end of a polysyllable [HKF].

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Caradhras

'Redhorn'

topon. 'Redhorn', a great mountain tapering upwards. Dw. Baraz-inbar.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:35-6] < S. _caran-rass_ ruddy-horn. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

caradhras

place name. Redhorn

Sindarin name of a peak in the Misty Mountains translated “Redhorn”, itself a translation of Kh. Barazinbar of the same meaning (LotR/283). This name is a combination of caran “red” and rass “horn”, with the dh appearing because [[s|[nr] became [ðr]]] in the phonological history of Sindarin (LotR/1113, PE17/36).

Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, Tolkien first considered and rejected the names N. Bliscarn and N. Carnbeleg before settling on N. Taragaer “Ruddyhorn” (RS/419, 433), with Taragaer also appearing in The Etymologies (Ety/TARÁK). In these early drafts, Tolkien also considered the names N. Caradras and Rhascaron (RS/433), and he eventually switched to Caradras >> Caradhras (TI/166), keeping the final name thereafter.

Cognates

  • Kh. Barazinbar “Redhorn” ✧ LotR/0283; LotRI/Barazinbar; LotRI/Caradhras; PE17/035; RC/266; TI/166; TI/174

Derivations

  • S. Caran-rass “Redhorn” ✧ LotR/1113; PE17/036; SA/caran; TI/174

Elements

WordGloss
caran“red”
rass“horn, horn [of both animals and mountains]”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
S. caran-rass > Caradhras[karanrass] > [karaðrass] > [karaðras]✧ LotR/1113
S. caran-rass > Caradhras[karanrass] > [karaðrass] > [karaðras]✧ PE17/036
S. caran-rass > Caradhras[karanrass] > [karaðrass] > [karaðras]✧ SA/caran
S. caran-rass > Caradhras[karanrass] > [karaðrass] > [karaðras]✧ TI/174

Variations

  • Caraðras ✧ PE21/86
Sindarin [LotR/0283; LotR/1113; LotRI/Barazinbar; LotRI/Caradhras; LotRI/Redhorn; PE17/035; PE17/036; PE21/86; RC/266; RSI/Caradras; RSI/Taragaer; SA/caran; SA/ras; SDI1/Caradhras; TI/166; TI/174; TII/Caradras; UTI/Caradhras] Group: Eldamo. Published by

caran-rass

place name. Redhorn

The archaic form of Caradhras; see that entry for further discussion.

Derivatives

  • S. Caradhras “Redhorn” ✧ LotR/1113; PE17/036; SA/caran; TI/174

Elements

WordGloss
caran“red”
rass“horn, horn [of both animals and mountains]”

Variations

  • caran-rass ✧ LotR/1113; PE17/036; SA/caran; TI/174
Sindarin [LotR/1113; PE17/036; SA/caran; TI/174] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Caradhras

Redhorn

The name is Sindarin and means Redhorn. It is composed of caran "red" and ras "horn". As a compound, the contact of n next to r presents a phenomenon similar to prestanneth: Caran-ras is assimilated to Caradhras.

Barazinbar (or also Baraz) is the literal Khuzdul translation of "Redhorn".

Sindarin [Tolkien Gateway "Caradhras"] Published by

Caradhras

Caradhras

The name is Sindarin and means Redhorn. It is composed of caran "red" and ras "horn". As a compound, the contact of n next to r presents a phenomenon similar to prestanneth: Caran-ras is assimilated to Caradhras. Barazinbar (or also Baraz) is the literal Khuzdul translation of "Redhorn".

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