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Sindarin meaning

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

Using Sindarin

  • The main meaning on this page is: A constructed language, partly inspired by Welsh, spoken by certain elves and others in J. R. R. Tolkien's works.
  • In the example corpus, sindarin often appears in combinations such as: and sindarin, sindarin sindarin, sindarin and.

Context around Sindarin

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

languages 1×

Often after:

elf 1× general 1×

Sentence patterns with Sindarin

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and sindarin sindarin and quenya 1× as in sindarin general mode 1× confused with sindarin ch pronounced 1× elvish languages sindarin and quenya 1× native to sindarin were called 1× quenya and sindarin at least 1× quenya and sindarin sindarin and 1× was a sindarin elf who 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

although the elvish 1× for the transliteration 1× oropher was a 1× pronunciation of quenya 1× the letters of 1× the other main 1×

Common sentence endings:

quenya classical mode 1× the first age 1× the only ones 1× to quenya sarat 1× transcription here used 1× transliterated with kh 1×

Words around Sindarin

Just before it in the word index:

sindani 2 sindall 4 sinda 3 sind 9 sinclar 2 sinclairs 3

Just after it in the word index:

sindbad 3 sindebele 2 sindel 6 sindelar 5 sinden 6 sindewahi 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Sindarin

  • In this selection, "sindarin" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, languages, elf and general stand out and add context to how "sindarin" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and sindarin sindarin and quenya and as in sindarin general mode. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sindarin" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sindarin

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Pronunciation of Quenya and Sindarin Sindarin and Quenya have a very similar pronunciation. (13 words)

Oropher was a Sindarin Elf who lived in Doriath during the First Age. (13 words)

Not to be confused with Sindarin "ch" pronounced /x/ and here transliterated with "kh". (14 words)

Longer example sentences

For the transliteration of this alphabet, meant to be used for more than one language (for Quenya and Sindarin, at least) and needing a bigger set of sounds, Tolkien thought up to a kind of general Middle-earth languages phonetic transcription, here used. (43 words)

The other main difference is in the fourth tyellë below, where those letters with raised stems and doubled bows can be either voiced fricatives, as in Sindarin (general mode at right), or nasalized stops, as in Quenya (classical mode). (39 words)

Although the Elvish languages Sindarin and Quenya are the most famous and the most developed of the languages that Tolkien invented for his Secondary World, they are by no means the only ones. (33 words)

Example sentences (7)

Pronunciation of Quenya and Sindarin Sindarin and Quenya have a very similar pronunciation.

Oropher was a Sindarin Elf who lived in Doriath during the First Age.

Although the Elvish languages Sindarin and Quenya are the most famous and the most developed of the languages that Tolkien invented for his Secondary World, they are by no means the only ones.

For the transliteration of this alphabet, meant to be used for more than one language (for Quenya and Sindarin, at least) and needing a bigger set of sounds, Tolkien thought up to a kind of general Middle-earth languages phonetic transcription, here used.

Not to be confused with Sindarin "ch" pronounced /x/ and here transliterated with "kh".

The letters of the earlier alphabet native to Sindarin were called cirth (singular certh, probably from *kirte "cutting", and thus semantically analogous to Quenya sarat).

The other main difference is in the fourth tyellë below, where those letters with raised stems and doubled bows can be either voiced fricatives, as in Sindarin (general mode at right), or nasalized stops, as in Quenya (classical mode).

Common combinations with sindarin

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sindarin" in a sentence?
An example: "Pronunciation of Quenya and Sindarin Sindarin and Quenya have a very similar pronunciation." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "sindarin" from authentic English texts.
What does "sindarin" mean?
Sindarin means: A constructed language, partly inspired by Welsh, spoken by certain elves and others in J. R. R. Tolkien's works.
How many example sentences with "sindarin" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "sindarin", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.