-dil

suffix. -friend, -lover

-nil

suffix. -friend, -lover

-dil

-wine

-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).

-nil

-wine

-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.

-(n)dil

suffix. -friend, -lover; devotion, disinterested love

Cognates

• S. -dil “friend, lover”

Derivations

• ✶-ndīl
  • √N(D)IL “to love (as a friend or equal), be devoted to, to love (as a friend or equal), be devoted to; [ᴹ√] love, devotion; friend”
• √N(D)IL “to love (as a friend or equal), be devoted to, to love (as a friend or equal), be devoted to; [ᴹ√] love, devotion; friend” ✧ Let/386; PE17/152

Element in

• Q. Aiwendil “Lover of Birds”
• Q. Aldanil “Lover of Trees”
• Q. Amandil “Lover of Aman” ✧ SA/(n)dil
• Q. Anardil “*Lover of the Sun” ✧ PE17/152
• Q. arandil “king’s friend, royalist” ✧ Let/386
• Q. Atandil “Friend of Men”
• Q. Firindil “Friend of Men”
• Q. Aulendil “Servant of Aulë”
• Q. Ciryandil “*Ship Lover”
• Q. Eärendil “Lover of the Sea” ✧ PE17/152; SA/(n)dil
• Q. Eärnil “*Lover of the Sea” ✧ PE17/152; SA/(n)dil
• Q. Eldandil “Elf-friend”
• Q. Elendil “Elf-friend, Star-lover” ✧ Let/386; PE17/152; SA/(n)dil
• Q. Hrávandil “*Wild Beast Friend”
• Q. Urundil “Copper-lover” ✧ PM/366
• Q. Mámandil “*Sheep-friend”
• Q. Manwendil “*Friend of Manwë”
• Q. Mardil “Devoted to the House” ✧ Let/386; SA/(n)dil
• Q. Meneldil “*Lover of the Heavens” ✧ PE17/152
• Q. meneldil “astronomer, *(lit.) lover of the heavens” ✧ Let/386
• Q. Minardil “?Friend of the Tower”
• Q. nendil “beast that lives in the water”
• Q. Nendili “Water-lovers”
• Q. Nolondil “?Friend of Knowledge”
• Q. Númendil “*Friend of the West”
• Q. Ornendil “*Tree-friend”
• Q. Oromendil “*Friend of Oromë”
• Q. Quendil “Elf-friend”
• ᴺQ. sailiendil “philosopher”
• Q. Siriondil “*Sirion-lover”
• Q. Telumendil “*Sky-lover”
• Q. Uinendili “Lovers of Uinen”
• Q. Valandil “Lover of the Valar” ✧ Let/386
• Q. Vardilmë “?Friend of Varda”
• Q. Vorondil “*Ever-friend”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√(N)DIL > ndil	[-ndil]	✧ Let/386
√NIL > ndil	[-ndil]	✧ PE17/152

Variations

• ndil ✧ Let/386; PE17/152
• -nil ✧ PE17/152
• dil ✧ PE17/152
• -ndil ✧ PM/366