Sindarin Nature Vocabulary
Sindarin words for nature: sky, celestial bodies, weather, water, land, mountains, trees, plants, and animals.
Sky and Celestial Bodies
| Sindarin | Plural | Period | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| anor | enyr | S. | sun |
| ithil | S. | moon | |
| gil | gîl | S. | star |
| elenath | S. | star-host, all the stars (collective) | |
| menel | S. | heaven, firmament | |
| aear | S. | sea, ocean | |
| aearon | S. | great ocean (augmented) | |
| glawar | S. | golden light (sunlight quality) | |
| galad | S. | light, radiance | |
| aglar | S. | glory, radiance | |
| celeb | S. | silver (material/adj. base) | |
| mîr | S. | jewel | |
| luin | S. | blue | |
| fain | S. | radiant, white (adj.) |
Water Features
| Sindarin | Plural | Period | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| aear | S. | sea | |
| lhûn | S. | blue (River Lune name) | |
| nen | nin | S. | water, lake |
| sîr | sîr | S. | river (flowing) |
| sirith | S. | flowing (river adj.) | |
| celos | S. | stream with falls | |
| eithel | eithil | S. | well, spring |
| nîn | S. | watery, wet | |
| celant | S. | stream | |
| alfirin | S. | flower by stream (immortal flower) |
Land and Terrain
| Sindarin | Plural | Period | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| amon | emyn | S. | hill, mountain |
| dol | dŷl | S. | head, hilltop |
| lad | laid | S. | plain, flat land |
| nan | S. | valley with river | |
| taur | toer | S. | great forest |
| eryn | S. | forest, wood | |
| dath | S. | pit, hole | |
| cirith | S. | cleft, pass | |
| caradhras | S. | red horn (Redhorn Pass) | |
| emyn | S. | hills (pl.) | |
| talath | S. | flat lands | |
| imlad | S. | deep valley | |
| tol | tŷl | S. | isle |
| ennorath | S. | Middle-earth |
Trees and Plants
| Sindarin | Period | English |
|---|---|---|
| galadh | S. | tree (general) |
| orn | S. | tree (in compounds) |
| brethil | S. | silver birch |
| lass | S. | leaf |
| plobed | N. | elm |
| thôn | S. | pine tree |
| lalorn | S./N. | elm? (disputed) |
| lissuin | S. | sweet-scented flower (Lothlórien) |
| alfirin | S. | immortal flower (small white) |
| simbelmynë | (Rohirric, not Sindarin) | evermind |
| niphredil | S. | small white flower (Lothlórien) |
| elanor | S. | golden star-flower (Lothlórien) |
| mallos | S. | golden flower (Lebennin) |
| meluinen | — |
Weather and Sky Phenomena
| Sindarin | Period | English |
|---|---|---|
| sûl | S. | wind |
| gwân | S. | flock (of geese/birds) |
| hithui | S. | misty (adj.) |
| mith | S. | mist |
| faun | S. | cloud |
| naur | S. | fire |
| ring | S. | cold |
| ceven | S. | earth (soil) |
Animals
| Sindarin | Period | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| alph | S. | swan | |
| craban | S. | raven (crow type) | crebain = plural |
| gwân | S. | goose | |
| hûn | S. | heart (animal sense?) | |
| lhû | N. | serpent, snake | |
| mâl | N. | pollen / bee-honey | |
| orch | S. | orc (semi-bestial) | |
| tavor | S./N. | woodpecker | |
| tirn | N. | watchman (bird type) | |
| ungol | S. | spider | Cirith Ungol |
Compass Directions
| Sindarin | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| dûn | west | Dúnedain = Men of the West |
| amrûn / rhûn | east | Rhûn = the East |
| forod | north | |
| harad | south | Haradrim = the Southrons |
| du(i)ven | northwest? |