balak

noun. ship

The noun for “ship”, attested only in the plural (balîk) and objective (balku) forms (SD/247, PM/151). Its plural form indicates that it is a strong-noun (Strong I), so its final vowel must be short. In theory its final vowel could be any of a, i or u, each of which would be replaced by long î in plural nouns. However, its attested objective form uses the variant objective-with-syncope form balku instead of ordinary ✱baluk. Since the Adûnaic syncope seems only to occur for nouns with two identical short vowels, this indicates the singular form of this word is balak.

balkumagân

masculine name. Shipwright, *Shipbuilder

The 12th ruler of Númenor, whose Quenya name was Tar-Ciryatan “Shipbuilder, Shipwright” (PM/151). The first element of his name is the objective form of balak “ship”. Therefore, the second element magân most likely means “wright, ✱builder”. This name appears only in a draft list of the kings of Númenor from the early 1950s, and falls between the conceptual periods of Middle Adûnaic and Late Adûnaic in the terminology used here.

cirya

ship

cirya _("k")_noun "ship" (MC:213, 214, 220, 221), "(sharp-prowed) ship" (SA:kir-, where the word is misspelt círya with a long í; Christopher Tolkien probably confused it with the first element of the Sindarin name Círdan. It seems that Círyon, the name of Isildur's son, is likewise misspelt; read Ciryon as in the index and the main text of the Silmarillion. Cf. also kirya_ in Etym, stem KIR.) _Also in Markirya. In the Plotz letter, cirya is inflected for all cases except plural possessive (*ciryaiva). The curious dual form ciriat occurs in Letters:427, whereas Plotz gives the expected form ciryat. Locative ciryasse "upon a ship" (MC:216). Compounded in ciryaquen "shipman, sailor" (WJ:372), also ciryando (PE17:58), cf. also ciryamo "mariner" (UT:8). Masc. names Ciryaher* "Ship-lord" (Appendix A), Ciryandil "Ship-friend" (Appendix A), Ciryatan "Ship-builder" (Appendix A), also Tar-Ciryatan**, name of a Númenórean king, "King Shipbuilder" (SA:kir-)

ciryaher

masculine name. *Ship Lord

The given name of the 15th king of Gondor, later called Hyarmendacil (LotR/1045). This name is probably a compound of cirya “ship” and heru “lord”.

Conceptual Development: In drafts of the Lord of the Rings appendices, his name was first given as Kiryahir, perhaps a combination with S. hîr “lord”.

ciryandil

masculine name. *Ship Lover

The 14th king of Gondor (LotR/1038). This name is probably a compound of cirya “ship” and the suffix -(n)dil “-friend, -lover”.

ciryatur

masculine name. *Ship-master

A Númenórean admiral in the wars against Sauron in the Second Age (UT/239). His name is probably a compound of cirya “ship” and the suffix -tur “-master”.

cirya tyulma

a ship-mast, ship’s mast, mast of an unspecified ship or any ship

luntë

noun. boat, boat, [ᴱQ.] ship

ciryatan

masculine name. Shipbuilder, Shipwright

Tar-Ciryatan was the 12th ruler of Númenor (S/265, UT/221), also known as Ad. Ar-Balkumagân (PM/151). His name is a compound of cirya “ship” and the suffixal form -tan “-builder, -wright” of tamo “smith”.

ciryahto

noun. shipwright

shipwright

ciryaquen

shipman, sailor

ciryaquen ("k") "shipman, sailor" (WJ:372)

ciryaquen

noun. shipman, sailor

ciryatan

noun. shipbuilder, shipwright

luntë

boat

luntë noun "boat" (LUT, MC:216), "ship" (LT1:249, LT1:255)

tano

craftsman, smith

tano noun "craftsman, smith" (TAN), cf. final element -tan in calmatan "lampwright" (PE17:123), Ciryatan *"ship-builder" (Appendix A).

ciryando

noun. sailor

ciryando

sailor

ciryando ("k")noun "sailor" (PE17:58).

ceir

noun. ship

ceir

noun. ship

cîr

noun. ship

cairros

place name. *Ship-foam

Precursor to Cair Andros (WR/340), apparently a combination of a later form cair of N. ceir “ship” and the lenited form -ros of rhoss “rain” or (later) “foam”.

ciriaeth

noun. shipwright

shipwright

cirdan

masculine name. Shipbuilder

cirdan

noun. shipbuilder

ciriaeth

noun. shipwright

ceirdan

noun. shipbuilder, shipwright

cirdan

noun. shipbuilder, shipwright

lhunt

noun. boat

lhunt

noun. boat

cair

noun. ship

cair

noun. ship

cair andros

place name. Ship of Long Foam

An island in the river Anduin (LotR/812), translated “Ship of Long Foam” (PM/371), sometimes appearing as just Andros “Long Foam (LotR/1115). This name is a combination of cair “ship”, and “long” and ross “foam, spray” (SA/an(d), ros).

Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this island was first named N. Tol Varad “Defended Isle”, soon revised to Men Falros “✱Place of Splashing Foam” (WR/326). Later in the drafts it was changed to N. Cairros “✱Ship Foam” then Andros before Tolkien settled on its full form N. Cair Andros (WR/340 note #15).

Cair Andros

noun. ship of long foam

cair (“ship”), and (“long”) + ros (“foam, rain”) Nd doesn’t become nn before r; the original form of ros would probably be ross, with the final s dropped at the end of a polysyllable [HKF].

círdan

noun. ship-maker

cír (pl. of cair “ship”) + tan (“maker, smith”)

círdan

masculine name. Shipwright

An Elf-lord who was a famous ship builder, whose name was translated “Shipwright” (LotR/240). His name is simply círdan “shipbuilder” used as a name (Ety/KIR).

Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, his name was first given as N. Cirdan with a short i (WR/76). His name appeared in The Etymologies as C(e)irdan (Ety/TAN), where the (e) probably indicates its development from N. ceir “ship” (later S. cair).

cîr

noun. ships

pl1. n. #ships.

círdan

noun. shipbuilder, shipwright

cirion

noun. shipman, sailor

círdan

noun. shipbuilder, shipwright

cair

ship

cair (in compounds cír-) (i gair, o chair), pl. cîr, i chîr; coll. pl. ciriath.

cair

ship

(in compounds cír-) (i gair, o chair), pl. cîr, i chîr; coll. pl. ciriath.

Cair Andros

Ship of Long Foam

The Sindarin name Cair Andros translates to "Ship of Long Foam". Cair means "ship", and means "long", and ros means (in this context at least) "foam".

círdan

shipbuilder, shipwright

(i gírdan, o chírdan) (shipwright), pl. círdain (i chírdain).

círdan

shipwright

(i gírdan, o chírdan) (shipbuilder), pl. círdain (i chírdain). Compare Círdan as a proper name.****

círdan

shipbuilder

(i gírdan, o chírdan) (shipwright), pl. círdain (i chírdain)  

círdan

shipbuilder

círdan (i gírdan, o chírdan) (shipwright), pl. círdain (i chírdain)

círdan

shipwright

círdan (i gírdan, o chírdan) (shipbuilder), pl. círdain (i chírdain). Compare Círdan as a proper name.

círdan

shipbuilder, shipwright

círdan (i gírdan, o chírdan) (shipwright), pl. círdain (i chírdain).

cirion

shipman

(i girion) (sailor), pl. ciryn (i chiryn), coll. pl. cirionnath.

cirion

shipman

cirion (i girion) (sailor), pl. ciryn (i chiryn), coll. pl. cirionnath.

cirion

noun. sailor, shipman

Cair Andros

Cair Andros

The Sindarin name Cair Andros translates to "Ship of Long Foam". Cair means "ship", and means "long", and ros means (in this context at least) "foam".

cirion

sailor

cirion (i girion) (shipman), pl. ciryn (i chíryn), coll. pl. cirionnath.

cirion

sailor

(i girion) (shipman), pl. ciryn (i chíryn), coll. pl. cirionnath.

lunt

noun. boat

lunt

boat

lunt (pl. lynt, coll. pl. lunnath)

lunt

noun. boat

lunt

boat

(pl. lynt, coll. pl. lunnath)

maenor

noun. craftsman

thavron

wright

thavron (carpenter, builder), pl. thevryn, coll. pl. thavronnath.

thavron

wright

(carpenter, builder), pl. thevryn, coll. pl. thavronnath.

thavron

builder

thavron (wright, carpenter), pl. thevryn, coll. pl. thavronnath.

thavron

builder

(wright, carpenter), pl. thevryn, coll. pl. thavronnath.

kiryaktō

noun. shipwright

nōwē

proper name. Círdan