Quenya 

-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.

-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).


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Qenya 

-nildo

suffix. -friend

-dildo

suffix. -friend

-nil

suffix. -friend

-(n)dil

suffix. -friend

Derivations

  • ᴹ√N(D)IL “friend; love, devotion” ✧ Ety/NIL

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√NIL/NDIL > -nil[-ndil]✧ Ety/NIL

Variations

  • -nil ✧ Ety/NIL
  • -dil ✧ Ety/NIL
  • -nildo ✧ EtyAC/NIL
  • -dildo ✧ EtyAC/NIL
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-dil

suffix. -friend

-iel

suffix. -friend

Derivations

  • ᴹ√YEL “friend” ✧ Ety/YEL

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√YEL > -iel[-jel] > [-iel]✧ Ety/YEL

Variations

  • -iel ✧ Ety/YEL (-iel)