Noldorin
dîn
noun. opening, gap, pass in mountains
dîn
noun. opening, gap, pass in mountains
Derivations
- ᴹ√DEN “hole, gap, passage” ✧ Ety/DEN
Element in
- N. Arad Dain “?High Pass”
- N. Din-Caradras “*Pass of Caradhras” ✧ Ety/DEN
- N. Din-Dûhir ✧ Ety/DEN
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√DEN > dîn [dēn] > [dīn] ✧ Ety/DEN
A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “opening, gap, pass in mountains”, the only derivative of ᴹ√DEN “hole, gap, passage” (Ety/DEN). It was an element in the names N. Din-Dûhir and N. Din-Caradras, but neither of these names appeared in the narratives.