N. Cair Andros loc.
References ✧ SDI1/Cair Andros; WR/340, 415; WRI/Cair Andros
Variations
Changes
Elements
| ceir | “ship” |
| ann | “long” |
| rhoss¹ | “rain” |
N. Cairros loc. “*Ship-foam”
Precursor to Cair Andros (WR/340), apparently a combination of a later form cair of N. ceir “ship” and the lenited form -ros of rhoss¹ “rain” or (later) “foam”.
See S. Cair Andros for further discussion.
References ✧ WR/340; WRI/Cair Andros
Changes
Elements
| ceir | “ship” |
| rhoss¹ | “rain” |
N. Men Falros loc. “*Place of Splashing Foam”
Earlier name for Cair Andros (WR/326), apparently a combination of N. men² “*place”, some form of the root ᴹ√PHAL “foam” and the suffixal form of -ros of rhoss¹ “rain”, perhaps meaning “*Place of Splashing Foam” as suggested by Roman Rausch (EE/3.33).
References ✧ WR/326; WRI/Cair Andros
Changes
Elements
| men² | “*place” | ✧ WR/326 |
| ᴹ√PHAL | “foam” | |
| rhoss¹ | “rain” |
N. Tol Varad loc. “Defended Isle”
Earliest name for Cair Andros (WR/326), a combination of N. toll “isle” and the lenited form of barad¹ “fort” or perhaps an adjective form (?baradh) equivalent to ᴹQ. varna, as suggested by Roman Rausch (EE/3.33).
References ✧ WR/326; WRI/Cair Andros
Glosses
Changes
Elements
| toll | “island, isle” | ✧ WR/326 (Tol) | |
| barad¹ | “fort, tower, fortress” | soft-mutation | ✧ WR/326 (Varad) |