Sindarin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Quenya atan, both in real-world terms and diegetically.

Noun

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adan • 2#5# (plural edain)

  1. Man (species)
  2. human (male or female)
    Synonyms: feir, fíreb
  3. specifically, a human belonging to or descending from one of the three houses of Elf-friends first encountered by the Sindar
    Synonym: dúnadan

References

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