rhas

noun. horn (especially on living animal, but also applied to mountains)

The form rhaes in the Etymologies is a misreading according to VT/46:10

rhas

noun. horn [of both animals and mountains]

Cognates

• ᴹQ. rasse “horn [of both animals and mountains]” ✧ Ety/RAS

Derivations

• ᴹ√RAS “stick up (intr.)” ✧ Ety/RAS

Element in

• N. Caradras “Redhorn” ✧ Ety/RAS
• N. Rhascaron “Redhorn”
• N. Celebras “Silverhorn”
• N. Erebras “Lonely Mountain” ✧ EtyAC/ERE
• N. Ered Nimras “White Mountains”
• N. Ephel Nimrais
• N. Fanuiras “Horn of Cloud”
• N. Methedras “Last Peak”
• N. Orodras

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√RAS > rhas	[rasse] > [rass] > [r̥ass]	✧ Ety/RAS

Variations

• rhaes ✧ EtyAC/RAS

rhasg

noun. horn (especially on living animal, but also applied to mountains)

rhasg

noun. horn

Derivations

• ᴹ√RAS “stick up (intr.)” ✧ Ety/RAS

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√RAS > rhasg	[raske] > [rask] > [r̥ask] > [r̥asg]	✧ Ety/RAS

tarag

noun. horn

tarag

noun. steep mountain peak

rhom

noun. horn, trumpet

till

noun. horn

Cognates

• ᴹQ. tilde “spike, horn” ✧ Ety/TIL

Derivations

• ᴹ√TIL “point, horn” ✧ Ety/TIL

Element in

• N. Celebdil “Silvertine”
• N. Calendil “Green-tine”
• N. Tor-dilluin
• N. nelthil “triangle” ✧ Ety/TIL
• N. Nimdil “White Horn”
• N. nifredil “(green) snowdrop; *(lit.) pale point”
• N. Tilion “Horned” ✧ Ety/TIL

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√TIL > tild > till	[tilde] > [tilðe] > [tilð] > [till]	✧ Ety/TIL

tild

noun. horn, point

till

noun. horn, point