(Doriathrin lúthien, whence the name Lúthien), pl. luithin
Sindarin
luithien
enchantress
luithien
enchantress
Noldorin
lhúthien
feminine name. Enchantress
A Noldorized name of Lúthien in The Etymologies from the 1930s (Ety/LUK), a combination of lhûth “spell, charm” and the feminine ending -ien.
Cognates
- Ilk. Lúthien “Enchantress” ✧ Ety/LUK; Ety/LUK
Elements
Word Gloss lhûth “spell, charm” -ien “feminine ending” Variations
- Lhūthien ✧ Ety/LUK
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Doriathrin
lúthien
feminine name. Enchantress
Changes
Luithien→ Luthien “enchantress” ✧ Ety/LUKCognates
- N. Lhúthien “Enchantress” ✧ Ety/LUK; Ety/LUK
Derivations
- ᴹ✶luktiēnē “enchantress” ✧ Ety/LUK
Element in
- Ilk. Luithien go Thingol ✧ PE21/60
Elements
Word Gloss luth “*spell, charm” -ien “element in female names” Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶luktı̯ēnē > Luthien [luktiēnē] > [luktiēne] > [luxθiēne] > [luθiēne] > [luθiēn] > [luθien] ✧ Ety/LUK Variations
- Luithien ✧ Ety/LUK (Dor.
Luithien); PE21/60- Luthien ✧ Ety/LUK (Dor. Luthien)
Middle Primitive Elvish
luktiēnē
feminine name. enchantress
Derivatives
- Ilk. Lúthien “Enchantress” ✧ Ety/LUK
Variations
- luktı̯ēnē ✧ Ety/LUK
luithien (Doriathrin lúthien, whence the name Lúthien), pl. luithin