-il: Difference between revisions
From Tolkien Gateway
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
*''[[niphredil]]'' "little pallor" ([[niphred]])<ref name="E"/> | *''[[niphredil]]'' "little pallor" ([[niphred]])<ref name="E"/> | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
[[category:Sindarin | [[category:Sindarin affixes]] | ||
Revision as of 08:01, 18 October 2010
-il is a little-attested ending in the Sindarin language[1], used sometimes to denote feminine gender.
Examples
- emil "mother"[2]
- odhril "parent (referring to mother)"
- melethril "lover"[3]
- brennil "lady"[3]
- hiril "lady"[3]
- Thuringwethil "Woman of secret shadow"[4]
In at least one case, -il is said to be a diminutive ending
Examples
References
- ↑ Some of the examples refer to Noldorin as well
- ↑ Vinyar Tengwar, Number 45, November 2003 p.5
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, The Etymologies
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names"
