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sindarin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
sin-darin
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A constructed language, partly inspired by Welsh, spoken by certain elves and others in J. R. R. Tolkien's works.

Etymology

Developed by J. R. R. Tolkien as a language in his fantasy works, in which the word Sindarin itself is not of Sindarin origin: it is a term in Quenya (another of Tolkien's constructed languages), derived from Sindar, the Quenya name for the people who spoke it, which in turn is derived from sinda (“grey”).

Frequently Paired Words

Quenya Tengwar

Questions

What does sindarin mean?
A constructed language, partly inspired by Welsh, spoken by certain elves and others in J. R. R. Tolkien's works.
Where does sindarin come from?
Developed by J. R. R. Tolkien as a language in his fantasy works, in which the word Sindarin itself is not of Sindarin origin: it is a term in Quenya (another of Tolkien's constructed languages), derived from Sindar, the Quenya name for the people who spoke it, which in turn is derived from sinda (“grey”).

How to pronounce sindarin

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