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'''fim''' is a [[Sindarin]] word meaning "slim, slender".<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 82</ref> | '''fim''' is a [[Sindarin]] word meaning "slim, slender".<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 82</ref> | ||
'''Examples:''' | |||
*''[[Fimbrethil]]'' | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
''fim'' derives from the [[Sundocarmë|root]] [[PHIM]], and is related to [[Quenya]] ''[[fimbi-]]''.<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 23</ref> | ''fim'' derives from the [[Sundocarmë|root]] [[PHIM]], and is related to [[Quenya]] ''[[fimbi-]]''.<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 23</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Sindarin adjectives]] | [[Category:Sindarin adjectives]] |
Latest revision as of 21:00, 8 November 2012
fim is a Sindarin word meaning "slim, slender".[1] Examples:
Etymology[edit | edit source]
fim derives from the root PHIM, and is related to Quenya fimbi-.[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 82
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 23