A proposed replacement for Sarn Athrad, translated “Ford of the Dwarves” and also appearing in a (rejected) singular form Athrad i-Nogoth (WJ/338). It is a combination of athrad “ford”, the definite article i and the plural Negyth of Nogoth “(Greater) Dwarf”.
Sindarin
Athrad i-Negyth
noun. ford of the dwarves
athrad i-negyth
place name. Ford of the Dwarves
Changes
Athrad i-Nogoth→ Athrad i-Negyth ✧ WJ/338Variations
- Athrad i-Nogoth ✧ WJ/338 (
Athrad i-Nogoth)- Athrad-i-Nogoth ✧ WJI/Athrad-i-Nogoth
- Athrad-i-Negyth ✧ WJI/Athrad-i-Nogoth
athrad (“river-crossing, ford, way”) + in (pl. genitive article) + negyth (pl. of nogoth “dwarf”) #The first element could be interpreted as: ath (prefix “on both sides, across”) + râd (“path, track”) [Etym. RAT-]