rhass

noun. precipice

rhass

noun. precipice

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s gloss “precipice”, derived from primitive ᴹ✶khrassē (Ety/KHARÁS). Tolkien listed two soft mutated forms: i-rass and (archaic) †i-chrass, the latter the proper historical development but the former reformed to match normal (Noldorin) patterns of mutation.

Neo-Sindarin: This word would remain rhass if adapted into Sindarin, as its ancient initial consonants khr- would still produce rh-. But its mutations would likely be different; see the discussion of the Sindarin soft mutation.

Cognates

• Ilk. rhass “precipice” ✧ Ety/KHARÁS
• Dan. hrassa “precipice” ✧ Ety/KHARÁS

Derivations

• ᴹ✶khrassē “precipice” ✧ Ety/KHARÁS
  • ᴹ√KHARAS “*precipice” ✧ Ety/KHARÁS

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶khrassē > rhass	[kʰarássē] > [kʰrassē] > [kʰrasse] > [kʰrasse] > [xrasse] > [xrass] > [r̥ass]	✧ Ety/KHARÁS