minassë

fort, city, with a citadel and central watch-tower

minassë noun "fort, city, with a citadel and central watch-tower" (VT42:24)

minassë

noun. fort, city (with a citadel and central watch tower)

Cognates

• S. minas “tower, fort, city (with a citadel and central watch tower)” ✧ VT42/24

Derivations

• √MIN “one, first of a series, one, first of a series; [ᴹ√] stand alone, stick out” ✧ VT42/24

Element in

• Q. Minardil “?Friend of the Tower”
• Q. Minastan “?Smith of the Tower”
• Q. Minastir “?Watch Tower”
• Q. tarminas “great towering building (fort/city/castle), tower”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√MIN > minasse	[minasse]	✧ VT42/24

Variations

• minasse ✧ VT42/24

arta

fort, fortress

arta (2) noun "fort, fortress" (GARAT under 3AR)

ostirion

fort

ostirion noun "fort" (TI:423)