Caradhras

noun. red horn

caran (“red”) + ras (“horn, mountain peak”) Dhr is < n-r in secondary contact; the original form of ras is probably rass with the final s dropped at the end of a polysyllable [HKF].

Caradhras

'Redhorn'

topon. 'Redhorn', a great mountain tapering upwards. Dw. Baraz-inbar.

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

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

Redhorn

The name is Sindarin and means Redhorn. It is composed of caran "red" and ras "horn". As a compound, the contact of n next to r presents a phenomenon similar to prestanneth: Caran-ras is assimilated to Caradhras.

Barazinbar (or also Baraz) is the literal Khuzdul translation of "Redhorn".

Caradhras

Caradhras

The name is Sindarin and means Redhorn. It is composed of caran "red" and ras "horn". As a compound, the contact of n next to r presents a phenomenon similar to prestanneth: Caran-ras is assimilated to Caradhras. Barazinbar (or also Baraz) is the literal Khuzdul translation of "Redhorn".