Eldamo : Noldorin : dîn

N. dîn n. “opening, gap, pass in mountains” (Category: Ravine, Pass)

N. dîn, n. “opening, gap, pass in mountains” (Category: Ravine, Pass)

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “opening, gap, pass in mountains”, the only derivative of ᴹ√DEN “hole, gap, passage” (Ety/DEN). It was an element in the names N. Din-Dûhir and N. Din-Caradras, but neither of these names appeared in the narratives.

Reference ✧ Ety/DEN ✧ “opening, gap, pass in mountains”

Element In

N. Arad Dain “?High Pass”
N. Din-Dûhir ✧ Ety/DEN
N. Din-Caradras “*Pass of Caradhras” ✧ Ety/DEN

Derivations

< ᴹ√DEN “hole, gap, passage” ✧ Ety/DEN

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√DEN > dîn

[dēn] > [dīn]

✧ Ety/DEN