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''[[nildo]]'' means "friend". | ''[[nildo]]'' means "friend". | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
| − | * [[Eärendil | + | * [[Eärendil]]/[[Earnil]] = "Devoted to the [[Belegaer|Sea]]" |
*[[Amandil]] = "Friend of [[Aman]]" | *[[Amandil]] = "Friend of [[Aman]]" | ||
* [[Ornendil]] = "Friend of the [[Trees]]" | * [[Ornendil]] = "Friend of the [[Trees]]" | ||
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* [[Elendil]] = "Friend of the stars", also understood as "[[Elf-friend]]" | * [[Elendil]] = "Friend of the stars", also understood as "[[Elf-friend]]" | ||
* *[[Vardilme]] = Possibly female form meaning "Friend of [[Varda]]" | * *[[Vardilme]] = Possibly female form meaning "Friend of [[Varda]]" | ||
| + | * It also appears in [[Sindarin]] ''[[Edennil]]'' | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*''[[nildo]]'' | *''[[nildo]]'' | ||
Revision as of 09:55, 28 February 2010
-ndil, -nil, -dil is a Quenya suffix added to names to indicate friendship, love, or devotion to an object, idea, grouping, course, occupation or spirit (Ainur) to which one is devoted for its own sake[1]
Etymology
From the longer form -(n)dildo[2], from root NIL/NDIL.
nildo means "friend".
Examples
- Eärendil/Earnil = "Devoted to the Sea"
- Amandil = "Friend of Aman"
- Ornendil = "Friend of the Trees"
- Valandil = "Devoted to the Valar"
- Elendil = "Friend of the stars", also understood as "Elf-friend"
- *Vardilme = Possibly female form meaning "Friend of Varda"
- It also appears in Sindarin Edennil
See also