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'''''-dil''''' or '''''-ndil''''' is a [[Quenya]] suffix added to names to | '''''-dil''''' or '''''-ndil''''' is a [[Quenya]] suffix added to names to indicate friendship, love, or devotion to an object, idea, grouping, or spirit ([[Ainur]]). | ||
Examples: | |||
* [[Eärendil the Mariner|Eärendil]] = "Devoted to the [[Belegaer|Sea]]" | |||
* [[Elendil]] = "Devoted to the [[Stars]]" | |||
* [[Valandil]] = "Devoted to the [[Valar]]" | |||
== Reference == | == Reference == | ||
* ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'' by [[Ruth S. Noel]] | * ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'' by [[Ruth S. Noel]] | ||
* [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge Kåre Fauskanger]] |