nasar adj. "red" (in Vanyarin Quenya only). Adopted and adapted from Valarin. (WJ:399)
Quenya
carnë
adjective. red, scarlet
Cognates
- S. caran “red” ✧ PE17/036; SA/caran
Derivations
- ✶karani “red” ✧ PE22/152
Element in
- ᴺQ. carniambos “robin, (lit.) red-breast”
- Q. Carnil “*Red Star” ✧ SA/caran
- Q. Carnimírië “Red-jewelled” ✧ PE17/083; SA/caran
- Q. Carnistir “Red-face” ✧ PM/353
- ᴺQ. fanorcarnë “sardonyx”
- ᴺQ. luicarnë “purple”
- ᴺQ. mirucarnë “wine-red”
- Q. Orocarni “Red Mountains” ✧ SA/caran
- Q. úcarnë “not red” ✧ PE22/152
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶karani > carne [karani] > [karane] > [karne] ✧ PE22/152 Variations
- carne ✧ PE17/036; PE17/083; PE17/154 (carne); PE22/152
carnë
red
nasar
red
carne (carni-)
adjective. red
aira
red, copper-coloured, ruddy
aira (1) adj. "red, copper-coloured, ruddy" (GAY)
culda
flame-coloured, golden-red
culda ("k")adj. "flame-coloured, golden-red" (KUL); maybe it can also be translated "scarlet", since this gloss was listed for the possible "Noldorin"/Sindarin cognate coll(VT45:24), though it was struck out
narwa
ruddy, red of hair
*narwa adj. "ruddy, red of hair" (PE17:154), also "fiery red" in general _(NAR1; only the archaic form narwā is given in the Etymologies)_
culina
flame-coloured, golden-red
culina ("k")adj. "flame-coloured, golden-red" (KUL; cullina ("k") in VT45:24 would seem to be a variant)
roina
ruddy
roina adj. "ruddy" (ROY2)
carnë adj. "red", "scarlet, red" (SA:caran, PE17:154, MC:214, KARÁN - spelt with a k in the two latter sources), not to be confused with the past tense of car- "do, make". Stem carni- as in Carnimírië, Carnistir.