The Races of Middle-earth
| Sindarin |
Plural |
Period |
English |
Notes |
| adan |
edain |
S. |
Man, mortal man |
Atani in Quenya; Edain used for the noble Three Houses |
| edhel |
edhil |
S. |
Elf |
General term for all Elves |
| elleth |
ellith |
S. |
Elf-woman |
|
| edhelharn |
|
S./N. |
Elfstone |
Elessar in Quenya |
| hadhod |
hedhyd |
S. |
Dwarf |
|
| nogoth |
nogyth |
S. |
Dwarf |
possibly slightly different usage |
| naugrim |
|
S. |
Dwarves (collective/pejorative) |
"Stunted People" |
| perian |
periain |
S. |
Halfling, Hobbit |
|
| pherian |
pheriain |
S. |
Halfling (lenited form) |
as used in Periannath |
| onod |
enyd |
S. |
Ent |
Onodrim = Ents (collective) |
| orch |
yrch |
S. |
Orc |
|
| drûg |
drúin |
S. |
Wild Man, Wose |
Drúedain people |
| ithryn |
|
S. |
Wizards (pl.) |
ithron = wizard sg. |
Elvish Kindreds
| Sindarin |
English |
Notes |
| sindar |
Grey Elves |
The Sindarin people (those who stayed west, never went to Valinor) |
| noldor |
Noldor Elves |
Deep-elves from Valinor |
| silvan |
Silvan/Wood Elves |
Forest Elves; eastern |
| galadhrim |
Tree-people |
Elves of Lothlórien |
| mirkwood elves |
— |
Eryn Lasgalen elves (Thranduil's people) |
| falathrim |
Shore people |
Coastal Sindarin Elves |
| laiquendi |
Green Elves |
(mostly Quenya; Sindarin laegrim) |
| avari |
Unwilling (refused the Great Journey) |
|
Titles and Roles
| Sindarin |
Plural |
Period |
English |
| aran |
erain |
S. |
king |
| bereth |
berith |
S. |
queen, spouse of king |
| caun |
coen |
S. |
lord, chieftain, prince |
| hîr |
hîr |
S. |
lord, master |
| hiril |
hiril |
S. |
lady, mistress |
| ithron |
ithryn |
S. |
wizard |
| randir |
|
S. |
wanderer, pilgrim (also adj.) |
| saew |
|
S. |
poison (person who uses it?) |
| taur |
|
S. |
master, lord (also forest) |
| tirith |
|
S. |
watch, guard (role) |
Family Terms
| Sindarin |
Period |
English |
Notes |
| adar |
S. |
father |
Ada is informal |
| naneth |
S. |
mother |
Nana is informal |
| ion |
S. |
son |
ionn in some analyses |
| iell |
S. |
daughter |
|
| gwanur |
S. |
kinsman, sibling |
|
| hawn |
S. |
brother |
|
| thêl |
S. |
sister |
|
| orod |
N. |
ancestor |
|
| onneth |
S. |
begetter, parent |
|
Gender Markers
Sindarin has ways to mark masculine and feminine:
| Pattern |
Example |
Notes |
| Base form (often masc.) |
edhel (elf) |
works for male or generic |
| + -iel suffix |
Galadriel |
feminine descendant-of / daughter-of |
| + -wen suffix |
Arwen, Morwen |
maiden, girl |
| + -eth suffix |
elleth, bereth |
feminine agent |
| benn (man-husband) vs bess (woman-wife) |
|
separate vocabulary items |
| hîr (lord) vs hiril (lady) |
|
separate vocabulary items |
Personal Name Elements
Common elements used in Sindarin personal names:
| Element |
Meaning |
Examples |
| Ar-, Ara- |
royal, noble |
Aragorn, Arwen, Aranarth |
| Beleg- |
mighty, great |
Belegorn |
| Calad- |
light |
Galadriel (from calad+riel) |
| Celeb- |
silver |
Celeborn, Celebrían, Celebrimbor |
| El- |
star |
Elrond, Elrohir, Elendil |
| Fin- |
hair, tress |
Finduilas, Glorfindel |
| Gal- |
light, shine |
Galadh, Galadriel |
| Gil- |
star, bright ray |
Gil-galad, Gildor |
| Glor- |
golden |
Glorfindel |
| Hir- |
lord |
Hirgon, Hirluin |
| Lúth- |
enchantment |
Lúthien |
| Mir- |
jewel |
Míriel, Eärmir |
| Mor- |
dark, black |
Morwen, Morthond |
| Nar- |
red, fiery |
Narvi, Narya |
| Roh- |
horse |
Rohan, Rohirrim |
| Tar- |
high, noble |
Tar-Elmar (Quenya format usually) |
Collective Terms for Peoples
Sindarin uses several suffixes for collective groups:
| Suffix |
Meaning |
Examples |
| -rim |
people, host |
Galadhrim (tree-people), Rohirrim (horse-lords) |
| -ath |
collective plural |
Periannath (all halflings), Elenath (all stars) |
| -waith |
people, host |
Gwaith-i-Mírdain (people of the Jewel-smiths) |
| -naith |
folk, group |
— |