ethir (outflow of a river, estuary), no distinct pl. form, but coll. pl. ethiriath. Note: a homophone means "spy". (noun):
Quenya
etsir
mouth of a river
Sindarin
ethir
mouth of a river
ethir
mouth of a river
(outflow of a river, estuary), no distinct pl. form, but coll. pl. ethiriath. Note: a homophone means "spy".****
Noldorin
ethir
noun. mouth of a river
Cognates
- ᴹQ. etsir “mouth of a river, mouth of a river, *(lit.) outflow” ✧ Ety/ET
Derivations
- ᴹ✶etsiri “mouth of a river” ✧ Ety/ET
Element in
- N. Ethir-anduin
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶etsiri > ethir [etsiri] > [eθθiri] > [eθθir] > [eθir] ✧ Ety/ET
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Qenya
etsir
noun. mouth of a river, mouth of a river, *(lit.) outflow
A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “mouth of a river”, a combination of ᴹQ. et “out” and ᴹQ. sir- “flow” (Ety/ET). Its Noldorin cognate N. ethir reappeared as S. ethir “outflow” in later writings (RC/350).
Cognates
- N. ethir “mouth of a river” ✧ Ety/ET
Derivations
- ᴹ✶etsiri “mouth of a river” ✧ Ety/ET
Elements
Word Gloss et “out of” sir- “to flow” Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶etsiri > etsir [etsire] > [etsir] ✧ Ety/ET
Middle Primitive Elvish
etsiri
noun. mouth of a river
Derivatives
etsir noun "mouth of a river" (ET)