-nil, final element in compounds, similar in meaning to Old English "-wine", sc. "-friend" as an element in names (NIL/NDIL). Also long -nildo (VT46:4). Variant of -ndil. In Eärnil, contraction of Earendil.
Quenya
-dil
-wine
-nil
-wine
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Qenya
-dildo
suffix. -friend
-nildo
suffix. -friend
-dil
suffix. -friend
-(n)dil
suffix. -friend
Derivations
- ᴹ√N(D)IL “friend; love, devotion” ✧ Ety/NIL
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√NIL/NDIL > -nil [-ndil] ✧ Ety/NIL Variations
- -nil ✧ Ety/NIL
- -dil ✧ Ety/NIL
- -nildo ✧ EtyAC/NIL
- -dildo ✧ EtyAC/NIL
-iel
suffix. -friend
Derivations
- ᴹ√
YEL“friend” ✧ Ety/YELPhonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√YEL > -iel [-jel] > [-iel] ✧ Ety/YEL Variations
-iel✧ Ety/YEL (-iel)
-nil
suffix. -friend
-dil, -ndil, ending that Tolkien likened to Old English "-wine", sc. "-friend" as part of names, e.g. Elendil, Eärendil (NIL/NDIL); see the entry -ndil. Also long -dildo (VT46:4), and possibly -(n)dilmë as the corresponding feminine form (see Vardilmë).