Sindarin 

night

_ n. _night (when viewed favourably). Q. lóme.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:152] < _dōmē _< DOM. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

noun. nightfall, late evening, night, dimness

Sindarin [Ety/354, S/430, VT/45:9] Group: SINDICT. Published by

dimness

_ n. _dimness. >> Nanduhirion

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:37:87] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

noun. night, dimness; dim, dark, night, dimness; [N.] night-fall, late evening; [S.] dim, dark

Cognates

  • Q. lómë “night, dimness, twilight, dusk, darkness, night, dimness, twilight, dusk, darkness, [ᴹQ.] night-time, shades of night, gloom; [ᴱQ.] shadow, cloud” ✧ PE17/152; SA/dú; SA/lómë

Derivations

  • dōmē “night, twilight” ✧ PE17/152; SA/dú
    • DOM “dark, dark, [ᴹ√] faint, dim” ✧ PE17/152

Element in

  • S. Deldúwath “Deadly Nightshade, (lit.) Horror of Night-shadow” ✧ SA/dú
  • S. dúath “night shadow, dark/black shadow, night shadow, dark/black shadow, [N.] night-shade” ✧ PE17/087; PE17/152; SA/dú
  • S. dúlin “nightingale” ✧ SA/dú
  • ᴺS. dúvad “supper, dinner”
  • S. Nanduhirion “Dimrill Dale, (lit.) Vale of (the Region of) Dim Streams” ✧ PE17/037; RC/269; SA/sîr
  • S. tinnu “*twilight, [N.] (starry) twilight, dusk, early night (without moon)”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
dōmē > [dōmē] > [dūme] > [dūme] > [dūm] > [dūv] > [dū]✧ PE17/152
dōmē > [dōmē] > [dūme] > [dūme] > [dūm] > [dūv] > [dū]✧ SA/dú

Variations

  • ✧ SA/dú; SA/lómë; SA/sîr
Sindarin [NM/283; PE17/037; PE17/087; PE17/152; RC/269; SA/dú; SA/lómë; SA/sîr] Group: Eldamo. Published by

dúath

noun. darkness, shadow

Sindarin [Ety/354, S/430] Either the collective plural of dû, or a compound dû+gwath "night shade" (hence dúwath). Group: SINDICT. Published by

dúath

noun. nightshade

Sindarin [Ety/354, S/430] Either the collective plural of dû, or a compound dû+gwath "night shade" (hence dúwath). Group: SINDICT. Published by

moth

noun. dusk

Element in

aduial

noun. the evening, time of star-opening, "evendim"

Sindarin [LotR/D] ad + uial "second twilight". Group: SINDICT. Published by

dant

noun. fall

Sindarin [MR/373] Group: SINDICT. Published by

fuin

noun. night, dead of night, gloom, darkness

Sindarin [Ety/354, Ety/382, S/431] Group: SINDICT. Published by

danna

fall

_ v. _fall. Q. lanta-.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:66] DAN-TA. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

danna-

verb. to fall

Written dant- in the Etymologies

Sindarin [Ety/354, X/Z] Group: SINDICT. Published by

môr

noun. darkness, dark, night

Sindarin [Ety/373, Letters/382] Group: SINDICT. Published by

lant

noun. fall

Sindarin [Lanthir S/406, PM/349] Q lanta. Group: SINDICT. Published by

lant

fall

_(noun) _1) #lant (pl. laint, coll. pl. lannath). This is apparently a Quenya borrowing, dant being the native Sindarin word. Note: a homophone means ”clearing in forest”. 2) pend (i bend, o phend; construct pen) (declivity), pl. pind (i phind), coll. pl. pennath. 3)

lant

fall

(pl. laint, coll. pl. lannath). This is apparently a Quenya borrowing, dant being the native Sindarin word. Note: a homophone means ”clearing in forest”. 2) pend (i bend, o phend; construct pen) (declivity), pl. pind (i phind), coll. pl. pennath. 3)

lanthir

waterfall

(no distinct pl. form). Coll. pl. lanthiriath.

morn

night

(i vorn) (darkness), pl. myrn (i myrn). Note: the word is also used as an adjective ”dark, black” (Letters:386).

thîn

evening

†*thîn (no distinct pl. form; coll. pl. thíniath). The form cited in LR:392 s.v. __ is not marked as containing a long vowel (“thin”).

thîn

evening

(no distinct pl. form; coll. pl. thíniath). The form cited in LR:392 s.v. THIN is not marked as containing a long vowel (“thin”).

night

1) (i dhû) (nightfall, dusk, late evening, darkness), pl. dui (i nui) (SD:302), 2) morn (i vorn) (darkness), pl. myrn (i myrn). Note: the word is also used as an adjective ”dark, black” (Letters:386).

dusk

(i dhû) (night, nightfall, late evening, darkness), pl. dui (i nui) (SD:302).

late evening

(i dhû) (night, nightfall, darkness), pl. dui (i nui) (SD:302).

darkness

1) (i dhû) (night, nightfall, late evening, dusk), pl. dui (i nui) (SD:302), 2) fuin (gloom, night, dead of night, nightshade). No distinct pl. form. 3) môr (i vôr, construct mor), pl. mŷr (i mŷr) if there is a pl. (Letters:382); 4 morn (i vorn) (night), pl. myrn (i myrn). Note: the word môr, morn is also used as an adjective ”dark, black”. (Letters:386)

darkness

(i dhû) (night, nightfall, late evening, dusk), pl. dui (i nui) (SD:302)

nightfall

(i dhû) (night, dusk, late evening, darkness), pl. dui (i nui) (SD:302)

nightfall

(i dhû) (night, dusk, late evening, darkness), pl. dui (i nui) (SD:302)

late evening

(i dhû) (night, nightfall, darkness), pl. dui (i nui) (SD:302).

late evening

(i dhû) (night, nightfall, darkness), pl. dui (i nui) (SD:302)

late evening

(i dhû) (night, nightfall, darkness), pl. dui (i nui) (SD:302)

night

(i dhû) (nightfall, dusk, late evening, darkness), pl. dui (i nui) (SD:302)

dúath

nightshade

(i dhúath) (dark shadow), pl. dúaith (i núaith).

moth

dusk

1) moth (i voth), pl. myth (i myth). David Salo would read *môth with a long vowel. 2) (i dhû) (night, nightfall, late evening, darkness), pl. dui (i nui) (SD:302).

moth

dusk

(i voth), pl. myth (i myth). David Salo would read ✱môth with a long vowel.

tinnu

dusk

tinnu (i dinnu, o thinnu) (twilight, starlit evening, early night without a moon, starry twilight), pl. tinny (i thynny) if there is a pl.

tinnu

dusk

(i dinnu, o thinnu) (twilight, starlit evening, early night without a moon, starry twilight), pl. tinny (i thynny) if there is a pl.

daw

nighttime

(i dhaw) (gloom), pl. doe (i noe), coll. pl. ?dawath or ?doath.

dant

fall, falling

(i dhant) (autumn), pl. daint (i naint), also (and maybe particularly when the meaning is "autumn") dannas (i dhannas), pl. dannais (i nannais) (PM:135)

dath

steep fall

(i dhath) (hole, pit, abyss), pl. daith (i naith) (VT45:8).

fuin

darkness

(gloom, night, dead of night, nightshade). No distinct pl. form.

fuin

night, nightshade, dead of night

(gloom, darkness). No distinct pl. form.

danna

fall

(verb) ?danna- (i dhanna, i nannar), pa.t. dant, past participle ("fallen") dannen, pl. dennin.

danna

fall

(i dhanna, i nannar), pa.t. dant, past participle ("fallen") dannen, pl. dennin.

tinnu

starlit evening

(i** dinnu, o thinnu) (dusk, twilight, early night without a moon), pl. tinny (i** thynny) if there is a pl. Verb

tinnu

early night without a moon

(i dinnu, o thinnu) (dusk, twilight), pl. tinny (i thynny) if there is a pl.

môr

darkness

(i vôr, construct mor), pl. m**ŷr (i m**ŷr) if there is a pl. (Letters:382); 4 morn (i vorn) (night), pl. myrn (i myrn). Note: the word môr, morn is also used as an adjective ”dark, black”. (Letters:386)

thinna

grow toward evening

(fade).