Appendix:Sindarin/anc

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Sindarin

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Etymology

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Only attested in Tolkien’s earlier conception of the language (‘Noldorin’). Modified from still earlier gag in ‘Gnomish’. Diegetically explained as inherited from Primitive Elvish *ankā, and so cognate to Quenya anca.

Noun

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anc • z[E (plural ainc or enc)

  1. jaw, row of teeth

Usage notes

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The intended plural form for words ending in -anc in Tolkien’s mature conception of Sindarin is unclear; the regular formation would be -ainc, but in the earlier ‘Noldorin’ it was -enc.

References

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  • Paul Strack (2008–2023) “anc”, in Eldamo – An Elvish Lexicon[1]