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The word derives from [[Primitive Quendian]] ''tindômiselde''. Literally it means "Daughter of Twilight".<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entry TIN, SEL-D</ref> | The word derives from [[Primitive Quendian]] ''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]]''.{{fact}} | ||
==Cognates== | ==Cognates== |
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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.[1]
Etymology
The word derives from Primitive Quendian tindômiselde. Literally it means "Daughter of Twilight".[2]
It can be analyzed as tinnu(w) + sell.[source?]
Cognates
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Beren and Lúthien"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entry TIN, SEL-D