A word glossed “peak” appearing in the name S. Min-Rimmon “Peak of the Rimmon” from the Unfinished Index to The Lord of the Rings (RC/511). It is probably a derivative of √MIN.
Quenya
aicalë
peak
Sindarin
min
noun. peak
Cognates
- ᴹQ. mintye “peak”
Derivations
- √MIN “one, first of a series, one, first of a series; [ᴹ√] stand alone, stick out”
Element in
- S. Min-Rimmon “Peak of the Rimmon” ✧ RC/511
Variations
- min ✧ RC/511
till
sharp-pointed peak
(i** dill, o thill, construct til; also -dil, -thil at the end of compounds) (tine, point, sharp horn), no distinct pl. form except with article (i** thill). Archaic †tild.
aeg
horn
(point, thorn). No distinct pl. form. (but aeglir can be used for a range of mountain peaks). Note: aeg is also used as adj. "sharp, pointed, piercing". 2) mîn (i vîn), no distinct pl. form except with article (i mîn), coll. pl. míniath. Note: homophones include the numeral ”one” and the adjective ”isolated, first, towering”. 3) egnas (sharp point; literally "thorn-point"), pl. egnais, coll. pl. egnassath.
Primitive elvish
tilte
noun. peak
Derivations
- √TIL “point, horn”
Derivatives
- Q. tildë “a fine sharp point, fine sharp point, [ᴹQ.] spike; (mountain) horn, [ᴱQ.] tip, ️peak”
Element in
- ✶tār(a)-ninqui-tilte “High White Peak” ✧ PE17/186
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Qenya
aikale
noun. peak
A word in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “a peak”, an abstract noun formation of ᴹQ. aika “sharp” (Ety/AYAK).
Elements
Word Gloss aika “sharp” -le “abstract noun”
mintye
noun. peak
A word in the Declension of Nouns from the early 1930s glossed “peak” given as an example for the Quenya declension of nouns ending in -ye (PE22/44). It is probably a derivative of ᴹ√MIN “stand alone, stick out”.
Cognates
- S. min “peak”
Derivations
- ᴹ√MIN “stand alone, stick out”
aicalë ("k")noun "a peak" (AYAK)