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'''Tinúviel''' ([[Sindarin|S]], pron. {{IPA|[tiˈnuːvjel]}}) is a [[Sindarin]] poetic term, though not a literal name, for the '[[Nightingale]]'. This name was first given to [[Lúthien]] of [[Doriath]] by [[Beren]] when he first saw her dancing in the forest. | '''Tinúviel''' ([[Sindarin|S]], pron. {{IPA|[tiˈnuːvjel]}}) is a [[Sindarin]] poetic term, though not a literal name, for the '[[Nightingale]]'. This name was first given to [[Lúthien]] of [[Doriath]] by [[Beren]] when he first saw her dancing in the forest. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The word derives from possible [[OS]] *'' | The word derives from possible [[OS]] *''tinnuwihel'', from [[PQ]] ''[[tindômiselde]]''. It can be analyzed as ''[[tinnu]](w) + [[sell]]'' | ||
Literally it means "Daughter of Twilight".<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entry TIN, SEL-D</ref> | Literally it means "Daughter of Twilight".<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entry TIN, SEL-D</ref> | ||
==Cognates== | ==Cognates== | ||
*[[Quenya]] ''[[tindómerel]], [[tindómiel]]'' | *[[Quenya]] ''[[tindómerel]], [[tindómiel]]'' | ||
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The Spell of the Nightingale by Paula DiSante
Tinúviel (S, pron. [tiˈnuːvjel]) is a Sindarin poetic term, though not a literal name, for the 'Nightingale'. This name was first given to Lúthien of Doriath by Beren when he first saw her dancing in the forest.
Etymology
The word derives from possible OS *tinnuwihel, from PQ tindômiselde. It can be analyzed as tinnu(w) + sell
Literally it means "Daughter of Twilight".[1]
Cognates
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entry TIN, SEL-D
