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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]] *''tindûmihel'', from [[PQ]] ''[[tindômiselde]]''. Literally it means "Daughter of Twilight".<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entry TIN, SEL-D</ref> | ||
It can be analyzed as ''[[tinnu]](w) + [[sell]]'' | It can be analyzed as ''[[tinnu]](w) + [[sell]]'' | ||
==Cognates== | ==Cognates== | ||
*[[Quenya]] ''[[tindómerel]], [[tindómiel]]'' | *[[Quenya]] ''[[tindómerel]], [[tindómiel]]'' | ||
Revision as of 01:37, 13 January 2011
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 *tindûmihel, from PQ tindômiselde. Literally it means "Daughter of Twilight".[1]
It can be analyzed as tinnu(w) + sell
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
