water #1

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common words:
celon ~ river
nen ~ water
duin ~ (long and large) river

 

Falathlorn: Falath (from falas) meaning beach or wave-beaten shore and lorn meaning quiet water, anchorage or harbour.  Shore of the quiet water.

Celondim:  Celon meaning river and im meaning dell or deep vale.  Edit: the second root is actually dîm (sadness) to make River of Sadness.

Baranduin: Baran meaning golden-brown and duin meaning river. More famously known as the Brandywine river.

Nenuial:  Nen meaning water and uial meaning twilight.  Generally known as Lake Evendim.

Nen Harn: Nen meaning water and harn meaning southern.  Edit: the root is actually sarn (stone) to give Lake of Stone.  (image from lotro wiki)

(Translations are from the Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin, The Silmarillion, J.R. R. Tolkien or Hiswelókë’s Sindarin Dictionary.  I am not an expert at all – if you see any mistakes please let me know!  Edits are from this thread here)

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