Anfalas

noun. long strand

and (“long”) + falas (“coast, beach, shore”)

Anfalas

place name. 'Langstrand'

topon. 'Langstrand'. Q. Andafalasse. >> falas

anfalas

place name. Langstrand, (lit.) Long Beach

A coastal region in Gondor translated “Langstrand” (LotR/770), a compound of and “long” and falas “beach” (SA/an(d), falas), and thus literally meaning “Long Beach” (VT42/15).

Conceptual Development: This region was named as N. Anfalas “Langstrand” in the drafts of the Lord of the Rings as well (TI/310, WR/287).

Cognates

• Q. Andafalassë “Langstrand” ✧ PE17/135

Elements

Word	Gloss
and	“long”
falas	“beach, shore, strand, surf(line)”

Variations

• An-falas ✧ VT42/15 (An-falas)

Anfalas

Anfalas

Anfalas means "Long Shore/Beach" in Sindarin (and + falas). It is also translated as Andafalasse in Quenya and Langstrand in Westron. Tolkien noted that the shortening of long to lang is very frequent in English place-names.