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'''Niphredil''' was a small white flower that grew first at the moment of [[Lúthien]]'s birth in [[Doriath]]. It was also found among the golden trees of [[Lothlórien]], thickest on [[Cerin Amroth]], where some pale green varieties could be seen.
'''Niphredil''' was a small white flower that grew first at the moment of [[Lúthien]]'s birth in [[Doriath]].<ref>{{S|Sindar}}</ref> It was also found among the golden trees of [[Lothlórien]], thickest on [[Cerin Amroth]], where some pale green varieties could be seen.<ref>{{FR|II6}}</ref><ref>{{App|Tale}}</ref>
 
It was like "a delicate kin of a snowdrop."<ref>{{L|312}}</ref>
 
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
The name means "little pallor" (''[[niphred]]'' + ''[[-il]]'') possible [[OS]] *''nimphretil-''.
''Niphredil'' is a [[Sindarin]] name meaning "little pallor", consisting of ''[[niphred]]'' ("pallor") + the ending ''[[-il]]''.<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 55</ref>


The name perhaps refers to its snow-like appearance.
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Niphredil was a small white flower that grew first at the moment of Lúthien's birth in Doriath.[1] It was also found among the golden trees of Lothlórien, thickest on Cerin Amroth, where some pale green varieties could be seen.[2][3]

It was like "a delicate kin of a snowdrop."[4]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

Niphredil is a Sindarin name meaning "little pallor", consisting of niphred ("pallor") + the ending -il.[5]

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