S. carch n. “fang” (Category: Tooth)
The Sindarin word for “fang” (SA/carak), most notably appearing as an element in the names like S. Carchost “Fang Fort” (RC/601) and S. Carcharoth “Red Maw” (S/180), perhaps more literally “*Great Red Fang”. In The Etymologies of the 1930s, N. carch was glossed “tooth, fang” under the root ᴹ√KARAK “sharp fang, spike, tooth” (Ety/KARAK). For purposes of Neo-Sindarin, I’d use the word carch exclusively for the sharp teeth of animals (“fang”) and for “tooth” I’d use [N.] nêl or neleg.
Conceptual Development: The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had the word G. carc “jag, point, fang” (GL/25), likely based on the earlier form of the root: ᴱ√KṚKṚ (QL/48). This early word reflects the different phonetic developments of Gnomish versus Sindarin/Noldorin: compare G. orc (GL/63) vs. S./N. orch.
Reference ✧ SA/carak ✧ “fang”
Element In
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| √carak- > carch | [karka] > [karkʰa] > [karxa] > [karx] | ✧ SA/carak |
N. carch n. “tooth, fang” (Category: Cold, Frigid)
Reference ✧ Ety/KARAK ✧ “tooth, fang”
Element In
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| ᴹ√KÁRAK > carch | [karka] > [karkʰa] > [karxa] > [karx] | ✧ Ety/KARAK |
G. carc n. “jag, point, fang” (Category: Tooth)
References ✧ GL/25, 27; LT2A/Karkaras
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Element In
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| ᴱ√KṚKṚ > carc | [kṝka] > [karka] > [kark] | ✧ LT2A/Karkaras |