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Celeborn of Lothlorien wrote: Well you did say ' it specifically states that Cara- is based off of the Quenya Carne (missing the two dots above the e) meaning Red' Point is it doesn't specifically state this, it just states all the names that are based off of the Sindarin Caran and the Quenyan Carnë. Caranthir=Sindarin, Orocarni=Quenya for example. Caradhras=Sindarin Carnimírië=Quenyan. As you might notice the difference, the high elvish ones always start with Carn (as that is their version of red) and the Sindarin ones with Cara (idem dito). And as such the sindarin examples are left to the rules that have been set for that language, namely the soft mutation I mentioned earlier, which occurs if the adjective is used seperately to describe a noun that is placed in front of it. On top of that, I have no intend to insult you, and I'm sorry if I have offended you, I'm just trying to point out the flaw in your logic. Think philologically for a moment; Quenya was made before Sindarin. Over time, the two languages developed and split off from each other, creating the points you mentioned above.

Technically, Caran would be correct, not only because of the language, but also at the time in which it was named.

Note: Tolkien is a philologist. This is why philology is more relevant here than pure linguistics; all of Tolkien's names and words were made through evolution, which is a sloppy and mismatched process.