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| − | '''''gil''''' is a [[Sindarin]] word meaning "[[stars|star]]", "bright spark".<ref name=App>{{App|E1i}}</ref><ref name=RC>{{HM|RC}}, p. 232 (citing from the [[Unfinished index]])</ref><ref name=RGEO>{{RGEO|Notes}}, p. 73</ref> | + | '''''gil''''' is a [[Sindarin]] word meaning "[[stars|star]]", "(bright) spark", "twinkle of light".<ref name=App>{{App|E1i}}</ref><ref name=RC>{{HM|RC}}, p. 232 (citing from the [[Unfinished index]])</ref><ref name=RGEO>{{RGEO|Notes}}, p. 73</ref><ref name=VT>{{VT|42a}}, p. 11</ref> |
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
*''[[giliath]]''<ref name=RC/> | *''[[giliath]]''<ref name=RC/> | ||
*''[[Gildor]]''<ref name=App/> | *''[[Gildor]]''<ref name=App/> | ||
*''[[Gilraen#Etymology|Gilraen]]''<ref name=App/> | *''[[Gilraen#Etymology|Gilraen]]''<ref name=App/> | ||
| + | *''[[Gilrain#Etymology|Gilrain]]''<ref name=VT/> | ||
*''[[Osgiliath]]''<ref name=App/><ref name=RC/> | *''[[Osgiliath]]''<ref name=App/><ref name=RC/> | ||
*''[[Gilthoniel]]''<ref name=RGEO/> | *''[[Gilthoniel]]''<ref name=RGEO/> | ||
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gil is a Sindarin word meaning "star", "(bright) spark", "twinkle of light".[1][2][3][4]
Examples
Synonyms
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, "Pronunciation of Words and Names", "Consonants"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 232 (citing from the Unfinished index)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Notes and Translations", in The Road Goes Ever On (J.R.R. Tolkien, Donald Swann), p. 73
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 42, July 2001, p. 11