sunt
fS@8
/sunt/
noun nostrils
plural synt
Reconstructed from Gnomish
Etymology
Cognates
| quenya | nengwe |
References
Sources: GG/10, GL/50
Notes
This word follows the same pattern of "lhaw" (ears) and "hent" (eyes), in which a primitive dual is fossilised into a modern Sindarin word. As a pair of nostrils is as natural as a pair of ears or eyes, it makes sense to have a dual plural for "nostril".