Sindarin 

rhovan

noun. wilderness

Sindarin [Rhovanion LotR/Map, VT/46:10] Group: SINDICT. Published by

rhovan

wildness

n. wildness. >> roban

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:99] < (S)ROB, (D)ROB. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

rhovan

a wild beast

n. a wild beast. Q. hrăvan.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:78] < _srāban _< S-RAB wild, in the senses 'not tamed, domesticated'; hence often 'fierce, savage, hostile (to Elves and Men)' < RA. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

rhovan

noun. wilderness; wild beast

Cognates

  • Q. hravan “wild beast” ✧ PE17/078

Derivations

  • srāban “wild beast” ✧ PE17/078
    • SRAB “wild, not tamed/domesticated” ✧ PE17/078
  • roban “wilderness” ✧ PE17/099
    • DROB “*wild” ✧ PE17/099

Element in

  • S. Rhevain “Wild-men, Savages”
  • S. Rhovanion “Wilderland” ✧ PE17/078; PE17/099

Elements

WordGloss
rhaw“wild, wild, [N.] untamed”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
srāban > rhovan[srāban] > [r̥āban] > [r̥ǭban] > [r̥ǭvan] > [r̥auvan] > [r̥ovan]✧ PE17/078
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roban

noun. wildness

n. wildness. >> rhovan

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:99] < (S)ROB, (D)ROB. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

rhovan

wlderness

rhovan (?i throvan or ?i rovan the lenition product of rh is uncertain), pl. rhovain (not **rhevain since rhovan represents archaic *rhauvan). (VT46:10)

rhovan

wlderness

(?i throvan or ?i rovan *– the lenition product of rh is uncertain), pl. rhovain (not ✱✱rhevain since rhovan represents archaic ✱rhauvan). (VT46:10)*

rhovannor

wilderness

1) rhovannor (?i throvannor or ?i rovannor the lenition product of rh is uncertain), pl. rhovennyr (?idh rovennyr) (VT46:10); 2) Eriador (a region in Middle-earth), pl. eriadyr if there is a pl.; 3) gwaith (i **waith) (also meaning manhood, manpower, troop of able-bodied men, host, regiment, people, region), no distinct pl. form except when marked as pl. by article (in gwaith). 4) loss (construct los; pl. lyss). (Note: homophones mean ”flower” [more commonly loth**] and ”fallen snow”.)

rhovannor

wilderness

(?i throvannor or ?i rovannor – the lenition product of rh is uncertain), pl. rhovennyr (?idh rovennyr) (VT46:10)

eriador

wilderness

(a region in Middle-earth), pl. eriadyr if there is a pl.

gwaith

wilderness

(i ’waith) (also meaning manhood, manpower, troop of able-bodied men, host, regiment, people, region), no distinct pl. form except when marked as pl. by article (in gwaith).

loss

wilderness

(construct los; pl. lyss). (Note: homophones mean ”flower” [more commonly loth] and ”fallen snow”.)