Quenya 

tindómë

starry twilight, starlit dusk

tindómë noun "starry twilight, starlit dusk" (DOMO, TIN, SA:tin), usually of the time near dawn, not near evening (SA:tin)

sinyë

evening

sinyë (þ) noun "evening" (THIN)

vinyë

evening

[vinyë noun "evening" (VT46:21)]

undómë

twilight

undómë noun "twilight", usually of the time near evening, not near dawn (that is tindómë)

yualë

twilight

yualë noun "twilight" (KAL). Also yúcalë. Cf. yúyal.

yúcalë

twilight

yúcalë ("k")noun "twilight" (KAL, VT45:13). Also yualë.

yúyal

twilight

yúyal noun "twilight" (PE17:169); cf. yualë, yúcalë, q.v.

yúyal

noun. twilight

Cognates

  • S. uial “twilight, evendim” ✧ PE17/153; PE17/169

Derivations

Elements

WordGloss
yu-“both, both, [ᴱQ.] twice”
GAL“light; shine, be bright”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
yuy(u)ŋal > yúyal[jujŋal] > [jujɣal] > [jujal] > [jūjal]✧ PE17/169

Variations

  • úyale ✧ PE17/153
Quenya [PE17/153; PE17/169] Group: Eldamo. Published by

úyalë

noun. twilight

histë

dusk

histë noun "dusk" (LT1:255)

hísë

dusk

hísë (2) noun "dusk" (LT1:255). A "Qenya" form possibly obsoleted by #1 above.

usque

noun. dusk

dusk

Quenya [PE 18:50 PE 18:100] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

usque

noun. dusk, twilight

Quenya [PE 22:51] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

lómë

dusk, twilight

lómë noun "dusk, twilight", also "night"; according to SD:415, the stem is lómi- (contrast the "Qenya" genitive lómen rather than **lómin in VT45:28). According to PE17:152, lómë refers to night "when viewed favourably, as a rule, but it became the general rule" (cf. SD:414-415 regarding lōmi as an Adûnaic loan-word based on lómë, meaning "fair night, a night of stars" with "no connotations of gloom or fear"). In the battle-cry auta i lómë "the night is passing" (Silm. ch. 20), the "night" would however seem to refer metaphorically to the reign of Morgoth. As for the gloss, cf. Lómion masc. name "Child of Twilight [dusk]", the Quenya name Aredhel secretly gave to Maeglin _(SA). Otherwise lómë is usually defined as "night" (Letters:308, LR:41, SD:302 cf.414-15, SA:dú)_; the _Etymologies defines lómë as "Night [as phenomenon], night-time, shades of night, Dark" (DO3/DŌ, LUM, DOMO, VT45:28), or "night-light" (VT45:28, reading of _lómë uncertain). In early "Qenya" the gloss was "dusk, gloom, darkness" (LT1:255). Cf. lómelindëpl. lómelindi "nightingale" _(SA:dú, LR:41; SD:302, MR:172, DO3/DŌ, LIN2, TIN). _Derived adjective #lómëa "gloomy" in Lómëanor "Gloomyland"; see Taurelilómëa-tumbalemorna...

Sindarin 

tinnu

noun. *twilight, [N.] (starry) twilight, dusk, early night (without moon)

Cognates

  • Q. tindómë “(starry) twilight, (usually) time near dawn, (starry) twilight, time near dawn, [ᴹQ.] starlit dusk”

Element in

  • S. Tinúviel “Nightingale, (lit.) Daughter of Twilight” ✧ PE19/073

Elements

WordGloss
TIN“sparkle, spark, sparkle, spark, [ᴱ√] twinkle, [ᴹ√] emit slender (silver pale) beams”
“night, dimness; dim, dark, night, dimness; [N.] night-fall, late evening; [S.] dim, dark”

Variations

  • Tinnú ✧ PE19/073 (Tinnú)
Sindarin [PE19/073] Group: Eldamo. Published by

uial

noun. twilight

Sindarin [Ety/400, S/439, LotR/D] ui-+gal. Group: SINDICT. Published by

uial

noun. twilight

_ n. _twilight. Q. úyale, yúyal.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:153:169] < ? + GAL/KAL light. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. 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

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.

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

twilight

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

tinnu

starry twilight

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

tinnu

early night without a moon

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

tinnu

early night without a moon

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

tinnu

starlit evening

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

tinnu

starlit evening

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

tinnu

early night without a moon

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

tinnu

early night without a moon

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

tinnu

starlit evening

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

tinnu

starry twilight

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

thinna

grow toward evening

(fade).

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”).

minuial

twilight

(i vinuial) (dawn, morrowdim), pl. minuiail (i minuiail).

fuin

night, nightshade, dead of night

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

late evening

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

muil

twilight

(i vuil) (dreariness, shadow, vagueness), no distinct pl. except with article (i muil)

uial

twilight

1) uial (pl. uiail if there is a pl.). This can be specified as: 1) (morning twilight) minuial (i vinuial) (dawn, morrowdim), pl. minuiail (i minuiail). 2) (second twilight, before nightfall) aduial (evendim, the time of evening when the stars come out), pl. aduiail. Other terms for twilight: 1) tinnu (i dinnu, o thinnu) (dusk, starlit evening, early night without a moon, starry twilight), pl. tinny (i thynny) if there is a pl. 2) muil (i vuil) (dreariness, shadow, vagueness), no distinct pl. except with article (i muil)

daw

nighttime

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

dusk

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

night

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

morn

night

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

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.

dúath

nightshade

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

Primitive elvish

tindōmi

noun. *twilight

Element in

  • Tindōmiselde “Nightingale, (lit.) Daughter of Twilight” ✧ PE19/073

Elements

WordGloss
TIN“sparkle, spark, sparkle, spark, [ᴱ√] twinkle, [ᴹ√] emit slender (silver pale) beams”
dōmē“night, twilight”
Primitive elvish [PE19/073] Group: Eldamo. Published by

yuyuñal

noun. twilight

Derivatives

  • Q. yúyal “twilight” ✧ PE17/169
  • S. uial “twilight, evendim” ✧ PE17/169

Elements

WordGloss
YU“both, both, [ᴹ√] two”
Ñ(G)AL“gleam, sheen, shine (by reflection)”

Variations

  • yuy(u)ŋal ✧ PE17/169
Primitive elvish [PE17/169] Group: Eldamo. Published by

us(u)kwē

noun. dusk

Derivations

  • USUK “dusk, evening, *reek, smoke; dusk, evening” ✧ PE18/100; PE21/71

Derivatives

  • Q. usquë “dusk, dim light, [ᴹQ.] reek, *smoke; [Q.] dusk, dim light, [ᴹQ.] twilight; [ᴱQ.] fog” ✧ PE18/100; PE21/71

Variations

  • uskwē ✧ PE18/100
  • usukwē ✧ PE21/71
Primitive elvish [PE18/100; PE21/71] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Noldorin 

tinnu

noun. dusk, twilight, early night (without Moon)

Noldorin [Ety/355, Ety/393, X/ND2] tinu+dû. Group: SINDICT. Published by

tinnu

noun. starry twilight

Noldorin [Ety/355, Ety/393, X/ND2] tinu+dû. Group: SINDICT. Published by

tinnu

noun. (starry) twilight, dusk, early night (without moon)

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. tindóme “(starry) twilight, starlit dusk” ✧ Ety/DOMO; Ety/TIN
  • Ilk. tindum “(starry) twilight, starlight” ✧ Ety/THIN

Derivations

  • ᴹ√TIN “sparkle, emit slender (silver pale) beams” ✧ Ety/THIN
  • ᴹ√DOM “faint, dim” ✧ Ety/TIN

Element in

  • N. Aran Dinnu “King of Twilight” ✧ Ety/THIN; Ety/TIN
  • N. Tindobel “Twilit City, Starlit City” ✧ Ety/TIN

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√DOM > tindumh > tindu > tinnu[tindōmi] > [tindōme] > [tindūme] > [tindūm] > [tindum] > [tinduv] > [tindu] > [tinnu]✧ Ety/TIN
Noldorin [Ety/DOMO; Ety/THIN; Ety/TIN] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tindu

noun. dusk, twilight, early night (without Moon)

Noldorin [Ety/355, Ety/393, X/ND2] tinu+dû. Group: SINDICT. Published by

tindu

noun. starry twilight

Noldorin [Ety/355, Ety/393, X/ND2] tinu+dû. Group: SINDICT. Published by

thîn

noun. evening

Noldorin [Ety/392, VT/46:18] Group: SINDICT. Published by

thîn

noun. evening

Changes

  • sînthîn ✧ Ety/THIN

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. sinye “evening” ✧ Ety/THIN

Derivations

  • ᴹ√THIN “*grey” ✧ Ety/THIN

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√THIN > thîn[tʰinje] > [θinje] > [θinie] > [θini] > [θin] > [θīn]✧ Ety/THIN

Variations

  • thin ✧ EtyAC/THIN (thin)
  • sîn ✧ EtyAC/THIN (sîn)
Noldorin [Ety/THIN; EtyAC/THIN] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gwîn

noun. evening

Changes

  • gweingwîn “evening” ✧ EtyAC/WIN

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. vinye “evening” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶winyē “evening” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN
    • ᴹ√WIN(I)D “pale blue” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶winyā > gwein[winjā] > [winja] > [gwinja] > [gwenja] > [gwenia] > [gweni] > [gwein]✧ Ety/WIN
ᴹ✶winyā > gwîn[winji] > [winji] > [gwinji] > [gwenī] > [gwini] > [gwin] > [gwīn]✧ Ety/WIN
ᴹ✶winyē > gwîn[winjē] > [winje] > [gwinje] > [gwinie] > [gwini] > [gwin] > [gwīn]✧ EtyAC/WIN

Variations

  • gwein ✧ Ety/WIN (gwein)
  • gwîn ✧ EtyAC/WIN (gwîn)
Noldorin [Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN] Group: Eldamo. Published by

uial

noun. twilight

Noldorin [Ety/400, S/439, LotR/D] ui-+gal. Group: SINDICT. Published by

uial

noun. twilight

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. yúkale “twilight” ✧ Ety/KAL

Derivations

  • ᴹ√ “two, both” ✧ Ety/KAL
  • ᴹ√KAL “shine” ✧ Ety/KAL

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√ > uial[juigal] > [uigal] > [uiɣal] > [uial]✧ Ety/KAL
ᴹ√KAL > uigâl[juikal] > [uikal] > [uigal] > [uigāl]✧ Ety/KAL

Variations

  • uigâl ✧ EtyAC/KAL (uigâl)
Noldorin [Ety/KAL; Ety/YŪ; EtyAC/KAL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!

Ancient telerin

uso

noun. dusk

Derivations

  • USUK “dusk, evening, *reek, smoke; dusk, evening” ✧ PE21/71

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
usuk > uso[usuk] > [usu] > [uso]✧ PE21/71
Ancient telerin [PE21/72] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Qenya 

núre

noun. night

Derivations

  • ᴹ√NDŪ “go down, sink, set (of Sun)”

Element in

sinye

noun. evening

Cognates

  • N. thîn “evening” ✧ Ety/THIN

Derivations

  • ᴹ√THIN “*grey” ✧ Ety/THIN

Element in

  • ᴺQ. sinyemat “dinner, evening meal”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√THIN > sinye[tʰinje] > [θinje] > [sinje]✧ Ety/THIN

vinye

noun. evening

Changes

  • vinyavinye “evening” ✧ EtyAC/WIN

Cognates

  • N. gwîn “evening” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN
  • Ilk. gwine “evening” ✧ Ety/WIN

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶winyē “evening” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN
    • ᴹ√WIN(I)D “pale blue” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶winyā > winya > vinya[winjā] > [winja] > [vinja]✧ Ety/WIN
ᴹ✶winyē > vinye[winjē] > [winje] > [vinje]✧ EtyAC/WIN

Variations

  • vinya ✧ Ety/WIN (vinya)
Qenya [Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN] Group: Eldamo. Published by

yuale

noun. twilight

yúkale

noun. twilight

Cognates

  • N. uial “twilight” ✧ Ety/KAL

Elements

WordGloss
yú-“both”
kala“light”

Variations

  • yuale ✧ Ety/KAL

hui

proper name. Night

A name for (Primordial?) Night appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s as a derivative of the root ᴹ√PHUY, along with its (archaic?) variant Fui (Ety/PHUY).

Conceptual Development: This name is most likely a remnant of the name ᴱQ. Fui from the earliest Lost Tales, where it was another name for the goddess ᴱQ. Nienna (LT1/66, LT1A/Fui). According to the Qenya and Gnomish Lexicons from the 1910s, this earlier version of the name is derived from the root ᴱ√ǶUẎU (GL/36, QL/38).

Derivations

  • ᴹ√PHUY “*darkness” ✧ Ety/PHUY

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√PHUY > Fui > Hui[pʰui] > [ɸui] > [hui]✧ Ety/PHUY

Doriathrin

gwine

noun. evening

A noun for “evening” derived from primitive ᴹ✶winyā [winjā], but it was rejected along with its root ᴹ√WIN (Ety/WIN). It is the clearest example of the Ilkorin phonetic development whereby [[ilk|final [j] became [i]]] and then became [e], since Tolkien indicated the intermediate forms before rejecting the word.

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. vinye “evening” ✧ Ety/WIN

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶winyē “evening” ✧ Ety/WIN
    • ᴹ√WIN(I)D “pale blue” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶winyā > gwini > gwine[winjā] > [winja] > [gwinja] > [gwinj] > [gwini] > [gwine]✧ Ety/WIN
Doriathrin [Ety/WIN] Group: Eldamo. Published by

dûm

noun. twilight

A noun for “twilight” developed from primitive ᴹ✶dōmi (Ety/DOMO), where the long [[ilk|[ō] became [ū] before [m]]].

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶dōmi “night, twilight, gloom” ✧ Ety/DOMO
    • ᴹ√DOM “faint, dim” ✧ Ety/DOMO

Element in

  • Ilk. tindum “(starry) twilight, starlight” ✧ Ety/DOMO

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶dōmi- > dûm[dōmi] > [dōme] > [dūme] > [dūm]✧ Ety/DOMO
Doriathrin [Ety/DOMO] Group: Eldamo. Published by

môr

noun. night

A noun for “night” derived from primitive ᴹ✶mǭri (EtyAC/MOR), where the primitive [[ilk|[ǭ] became [ō]]].

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. móre “blackness, dark, night” ✧ Ety/MOR

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶mǭri “blackness, dark, night” ✧ EtyAC/MOR
    • ᴹ√MOR “*black, dark” ✧ Ety/MOR

Element in

  • Ilk. myrilind “nightingale” ✧ Ety/MOR

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶mǭri > môr[mǭri] > [mǭre] > [mōre] > [mōr]✧ EtyAC/MOR
Doriathrin [Ety/MOR] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

winyē

noun. evening

Changes

  • winyāwinyē “evening” ✧ EtyAC/WIN

Derivations

  • ᴹ√WIN(I)D “pale blue” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN

Derivatives

  • Ilk. gwine “evening” ✧ Ety/WIN
  • ᴹQ. vinye “evening” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN
  • N. gwîn “evening” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN

Variations

  • winyā ✧ Ety/WIN (winyā)
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN] Group: Eldamo. Published by

doʒ

root. night

A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “night” that (along with ᴹ√DOM) was the basis for the ᴹQ. lóme/N. “night” (Ety/DOƷ). It replaced some rejected variants ᴹ√LOƷ and ᴹ√DAW (EtyAC/LOƷ). Many of the derivatives of ᴹ√DOƷ were later assigned to other roots: N. dûr “dark” became S. dûr “dark” < √NDU “under, down” in notes from the late 1950s or early 1960s (PE17/152) and ᴹQ. lóna “dark” became Q. lúna (PE17/22). There are no signs of ᴹQ. “night” and N. daw “night-time, gloom” in Tolkien’s later writing. Future derivations of Q. lómë/S. only mention the root √DOM (PE17/152; PE22/153) and thus ᴹ√DOƷ may have been abandoned.

In a message to the Elfling mailing list from July 2012 (Elfling/362.96), David Salo suggested there might be a later root ✱√DU serving as the basis for Q. lúna “dark” and Q. lúmë “darkness”, though the latter might instead be from √LUM. Such a root ✱√DU is not attested in Tolkien writings, but if it existed, it could be a later iteration of ᴹ√DOƷ. Another possible example of the root ✱√DU is primitive ✶durnŭ “dark of hue”.

Derivatives

  • Ilk. daum “night-time, gloom” ✧ Ety/DOƷ
  • ᴹ✶doʒmē ✧ Ety/DOMO
    • Ilk. daum “night-time, gloom”
    • On. doume “night-time, gloom”
    • N. daw “night-time, gloom” ✧ Ety/DOƷ
  • ᴹQ. “night, a night” ✧ Ety/DOƷ; EtyAC/LOƷ
  • ᴹQ. lóme “night, night-time, shades of night, gloom” ✧ Ety/DOƷ; Ety/LUM
    • Ad. lômi “(pleasant) night” ✧ SD/415
  • ᴹQ. lóna “dark” ✧ Ety/DOƷ
  • N. “night, night-fall, late evening” ✧ Ety/DOƷ; Ety/DYEL; Ety/DOMO
  • N. dúlin(n) “nightingale” ✧ Ety/DOƷ
  • N. dûr “dark” ✧ Ety/DOƷ
  • On. doume “night-time, gloom” ✧ Ety/DOƷ
    • N. daw “night-time, gloom” ✧ Ety/DOƷ

Element in

  • Ilk. durgul “sorcery”
  • N. daw “night-time, gloom” ✧ EtyAC/LOƷ (daw)
  • N. Delduthling “Ungoliant, *(lit.) Horror Night Spider” ✧ Ety/DYEL; Ety/SLIG; Ety/UÑG
  • N. Dureledh “Dark-elf” ✧ Ety/MOR
  • N. Durion “Dark-elf” ✧ Ety/MOR
  • N. Magladhûr “Black-sword” ✧ Ety/MAK (DOƷ)

Variations

  • DOƷ/DÔ ✧ Ety/DOƷ
  • DOG ✧ Ety/UÑG
  • LOƷ ✧ EtyAC/LOƷ (LOƷ)
  • DAW ✧ EtyAC/LOƷ (DAW)
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/DOƷ; Ety/DOMO; Ety/DYEL; Ety/LUM; Ety/MAK; Ety/MOR; Ety/NDŪ; Ety/SLIG; Ety/UÑG; EtyAC/LOƷ; EtyAC/UÑG] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

mathwen

noun. evening

Gnomish [GL/56; LT2A/Mathusdor] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mathusgi

noun. twilight

Element in

  • G. Mathusdor “*Twilight Land” ✧ LT2A/Mathusdor

Variations

  • Mathusgi ✧ PE15/27 (Mathusgi)
Gnomish [GL/56; GL/75; LT2A/Mathusdor; PE15/27] Group: Eldamo. Published by

fui

noun. night

Cognates

  • Eq. hui “dark, murk, fog; night, evening” ✧ LT1A/Fui; QL/041

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ǶUẎU “*darkness” ✧ GL/36; QL/041

Element in

  • G. fuior “deadly nightshade”
  • G. Durufui “Yule, (lit.) Log-night” ✧ LT1A/Turuhalmë
  • G. Fuil “Queen of the Dark” ✧ GL/36
  • G. Tarn Fui “Door of Night” ✧ LT1A/Tarn Fui

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√fuʒu > fui¹[xʷuɣu] > [fuɣu] > [fuɣ] > [fui]✧ GL/36
ᴱ√ǶUẎU > fui[xʷui] > [fui]✧ QL/041

Variations

  • fui¹ ✧ GL/36
  • Fui ✧ LT1A/Tarn Fui; LT1A/Turuhalmë
Gnomish [GL/36; LT1A/Fui; LT1A/Tarn Fui; LT1A/Turuhalmë; QL/041] Group: Eldamo. Published by

cwelm

noun. dusk

math

noun. dusk

Cognates

  • Eq. maske “dusk” ✧ QL/059

Derivations

  • ᴱ√MAÞA “dusk” ✧ LT2A/Umboth-muilin

Element in

  • N. Math-Fuin-delos “Deadly Nightshade”
  • G. mathusgi “twilight” ✧ GL/56; LT2A/Mathusdor
  • G. mathwen “evening” ✧ GL/56; LT2A/Mathusdor
  • G. nuimath “‘second twilight’, first signs of dawn” ✧ GL/61
  • G. obromath “the twilight that follows the night, ‘second twilight’, just before dawn” ✧ GL/62
  • G. mathrin “dusk, dusky” ✧ GL/56; LT2A/Mathusdor
Gnomish [GL/56; GL/61; GL/62; LT2A/Mathusdor; LT2A/Umboth-muilin; QL/059] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Noldorin

fuin

noun. night

Element in

  • En. Taur-na-Fuin “Deadly Nightshade” ✧ SM/026
  • En. urfuin “nightless” ✧ PE13/156

Variations

  • Fuin ✧ SM/026
Early Noldorin [PE13/143; PE13/156; SM/026] Group: Eldamo. Published by

umboth

noun. twilight, twilight, [G.] nightfall

Early Noldorin [PE13/155] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Primitive Elvish

maþa

root. dusk

This root was given as ᴱ√MASA¹ “dusk” in its main entry in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, but its Gnomish form math- indicates the true root was ᴱ√MAÞA (QL/59). This was clarified in a list of roots at the end of the M-section in the Qenya Lexicon (QL/63) and its representation as maþ- in the contemporaneous Gnomish Lexicon (GL/59). Its most notable use in the Legendarium was in the name G. Umboth-muilin “Pools (muil-plural) of Twilight (umboth)”, where G. umboth or umbath “nightfall” was derived from a strengthened form of the root, ᴱ√mbaþ- (GL/75). However, in later writings this name was reconceived as Ilk. Umboth Muilin “Veiled (muilin) Pool (umboth)”, with the first element umboth meaning “large pool” (Ety/MBOTH, MUY). The name was ultimately replaced with S. Aelin-uial (S/114), by which point the early root ᴱ√MAÞA was long abandoned.

Derivatives

  • Eq. maska “dusky, misty” ✧ QL/059
  • Eq. maske “dusk” ✧ QL/059
  • G. math “dusk” ✧ LT2A/Umboth-muilin

Element in

  • ᴱ√MBAÞA “*dusk” ✧ GL/75

Variations

  • maþ- ✧ GL/75; LT2A/Umboth-muilin
  • MASA¹ ✧ QL/059
Early Primitive Elvish [GL/75; LT2A/Umboth-muilin; QL/059; QL/063] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

fui

noun. night

histe

noun/adjective. dusk

maske

noun. dusk

Cognates

  • G. math “dusk” ✧ QL/059

Derivations

  • ᴱ√MAÞA “dusk” ✧ QL/059

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√MASA¹ > maske[maθkē] > [maθke] > [maske]✧ QL/059
Early Quenya [QL/059] Group: Eldamo. Published by

móri

noun. night