caran-rass

place name. Redhorn

The archaic form of Caradhras; see that entry for further discussion.

Derivatives

• S. Caradhras “Redhorn” ✧ LotR/1113; PE17/036; SA/caran; TI/174

Elements

Word	Gloss
caran	“red”
rass	“horn, horn [of both animals and mountains]”

Variations

• caran-rass ✧ LotR/1113; PE17/036; SA/caran; TI/174

caradhras

place name. Redhorn

Sindarin name of a peak in the Misty Mountains translated “Redhorn”, itself a translation of Kh. Barazinbar of the same meaning (LotR/283). This name is a combination of caran “red” and rass “horn”, with the dh appearing because [[s|[nr] became [ðr]]] in the phonological history of Sindarin (LotR/1113, PE17/36).

Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, Tolkien first considered and rejected the names N. Bliscarn and N. Carnbeleg before settling on N. Taragaer “Ruddyhorn” (RS/419, 433), with Taragaer also appearing in The Etymologies (Ety/TARÁK). In these early drafts, Tolkien also considered the names N. Caradras and Rhascaron (RS/433), and he eventually switched to Caradras >> Caradhras (TI/166), keeping the final name thereafter.

Cognates

• Kh. Barazinbar “Redhorn” ✧ LotR/0283; LotRI/Barazinbar; LotRI/Caradhras; PE17/035; RC/266; TI/166; TI/174

Derivations

• S. Caran-rass “Redhorn” ✧ LotR/1113; PE17/036; SA/caran; TI/174

Elements

Word	Gloss
caran	“red”
rass	“horn, horn [of both animals and mountains]”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
S. caran-rass > Caradhras	[karanrass] > [karaðrass] > [karaðras]	✧ LotR/1113
S. caran-rass > Caradhras	[karanrass] > [karaðrass] > [karaðras]	✧ PE17/036
S. caran-rass > Caradhras	[karanrass] > [karaðrass] > [karaðras]	✧ SA/caran
S. caran-rass > Caradhras	[karanrass] > [karaðrass] > [karaðras]	✧ TI/174

Variations

• Caraðras ✧ PE21/86

barazinbar

place name. Redhorn

Cognates

• S. Caradhras “Redhorn” ✧ LotR/0283; LotRI/Barazinbar; LotRI/Caradhras; PE17/035; RC/266; TI/166; TI/174
• N. Caradras “Redhorn” ✧ PMI/Barazinbar

Elements

Word	Gloss
baraz	“red, ruddy”
inbar	“horn”

Variations

• Baraz-inbar ✧ PE17/035; PE17/035

Barazinbar

Barazinbar

From the elements baraz "red" and -inbar (individually perhaps *nibar) meaning "horn".

caradras

place name. Redhorn

Changes

• Caradras → Caradhras “Redhorn” ✧ RSI/Caradras
• Caradras → Caradhras ✧ TI/166

Cognates

• Kh. Barazinbar “Redhorn” ✧ PMI/Barazinbar

Element in

• N. Din-Caradras “*Pass of Caradhras” ✧ Ety/DEN

Elements

Word	Gloss
caran	“red”
rhas	“horn [of both animals and mountains]”

Variations

• Caradhas ✧ RS/462 (Caradhas)

rhascaron

place name. Redhorn

Earlier name of Caradhras “Redhorn” in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (RS/433). Its elements were reversed, with rhas “horn” first and caran “red” second.

Elements

Word	Gloss
rhas	“horn [of both animals and mountains]”
caran	“red”

Variations

• Rhascarn ✧ RSI/Rhascaron