thoniel

verb. archaic perfect participle/adjective

_ v. _archaic perfect participle/adjective. >> Gilthoniel

thoniel

adjective. kindler (in the past)

An element in the name Gilthoniel “Star-kindler” which Tolkien explained as “an archaic perfect participle/adjective of √THAN, kindle” in a 1955 letter to David Masson (PE17/82).

Neo-Sindarin: This perfect participle implies the existence of a verb ✱than- “to kindle”, but since Tolkien said the participle was archaic, the verb may be as well, and it is probably better to use attested [N.] nartha- for “kindle” in Neo-Sindarin.

Derivations

• √THAN “kindle, set light to, fire, light” ✧ PE17/082

Element in

• S. Gilthoniel “Star-kindler” ✧ PE17/082

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√THAN > thoniel	[tʰāniel] > [θāniel] > [θǭniel] > [θauniel] > [θoniel]	✧ PE17/082

toniel

noun. kindler

thoniel

kindler

(feminine) #thoniel (pl. thonil). Isolated from Vardas title Gilthoniel, Star-kindler.

thoniel

kindler

(pl. thonil). Isolated from Varda’s title Gilthoniel, Star-kindler.