nienaitë
adjective. tearful
Elements
Word Gloss nie “tear”
níniel
noun. tearful
níniel
feminine name. Tear-maiden
The name Túrin gave to his sister Nienor when she had lost her memory and he didn’t recognize her, translated “Tear-maiden” (S/219), a combination of nîn “tear” and the feminine suffix -iel.
Conceptual Development: She was called G. Níniel “Child of Tears” in the earliest Lost Tales (LT2/112), and in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, the name N. Níniel was translated “Tearful” or “Tear-maiden” (SM/129, 306; LR/140).
Element in
- S. ar Nienor sel Morwen Níniel “*and Nienor daughter of Morwen, Níniel” ✧ VT50/18
Elements
Word Gloss nîn “tear, tear; [ᴱN.] weeping” -iel “daughter; feminine suffix”
ar nienor sel morwen níniel
*and Nienor daughter of Morwen, Níniel
Element in
níniel
tearful
(pl. nínil)
nínui
tearful
(watery); no distinct pl. form
nîd
tearful
1) nîd (damp, wet); no distinct pl. form, 2) níniel (pl. nínil), 3) nínui (watery); no distinct pl. form
nîd
tearful
(damp, wet); no distinct pl. form
níniel
adjective. tearful
níniel
feminine name. Tear-maiden; Tearful
Elements
Word Gloss nîn “tear” -iel “daughter; feminine suffix”
niniel
adjective. tearful
Derivations
- ᴹ✶neiniel- “tearful” ✧ Ety/NEI
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶neiniel- > niniel [neiniela] > [nīniela] > [nīniel] > [niniel] ✧ Ety/NEI
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neiniel-
adjective. tearful
Derivatives
- N. niniel “tearful” ✧ Ety/NEI
níniel
feminine name. Child of Tears
Elements
Word Gloss nîn “tear” -iel “name suffix” Variations
- Nīniel ✧ PE15/61 (En. Nīniel)
nienaite
adjective. tearful
Element in
- Eq. úri nienaite híse “a bleared sun” ✧ MC/214
- Eq. karnevaite úri kilde hísen níe nienaite “amid the red skies the Sun with wet eyes dropped tears of mist” ✧ MC/221; PE16/062; PE16/072; PE16/074
- Eq. karnevaite úri kilivande hísen nie nie nienaite “*red-skied the sun will gaze through a haze of tears” ✧ PE16/077
Elements
Word Gloss nie “tear”
nîn (“tear”) + iell (“daughter” [Etym.] SEL-Dtraditional ending for women’s names)