Q. Sinda [þ] pn. “Grey-elf”

Q. Sinda [þ], pn. “Grey-elf”

Quenya name for the Grey Elves (PM/223), usually appearing in its plural form Sindar (LotR/1137). It is simply sinda “grey” used as a name (SA/thin(d)).

References ✧ Let/176, 411; LotR/1137; LotRI/Eldar, Sindar; LRI/Sindar; MR/91, 170, 349; MRI/Sindar; PE17/20, 117, 140-141; PE18/73; PM/223, 297; PMI/Sindar; S/56; SA/thin(d); SI/Grey-elves, Sindar; SMI/Sindar; UTI/Sindar; VT41/9; WJ/175, 369, 375, 384, 410; WJI/Sindar

Variations

Related

Inflections

Sindaron genitive plural “of the Sindar” ✧ WJ/369
Sindar plural “Grey-elves” ✧ Let/176; LotRI/Eldar; MR/91; MR/349; PE17/20; PE17/117; PE18/73; S/56; SI/Grey-elves; SI/Sindar; UTI/Sindar; WJ/375; WJ/410
Sindar plural “Gray-elves” ✧ Let/411
Sindar plural   ✧ LotR/1137; LotRI/Sindar; LRI/Sindar; MRI/Sindar; PE17/140; PMI/Sindar; SA/thin(d); SMI/Sindar; VT41/9; WJ/175; WJI/Sindar
Sindar plural “Grey Elves” ✧ MR/170
Sindar plural “the Grey” ✧ WJ/384
Sindir plural   ✧ PE17/117

Elements

sinda “grey” ✧ SA/thin(d)

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Cognates

Derivations

Phonetic Developments

thindā > thinda > sinda [tʰindā] > [θindā] > [θinda] > [sinda] ✧ PE17/141
thinida > sinda [tʰinida] > [tʰindā] > [θindā] > [θinda] > [sinda] ✧ PE17/141
THIN > Sindar [tʰinda] > [θinda] > [sinda] ✧ WJ/384