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The 'ordinary' Sindarin word for birch was [[chwind]] or [[chwind|whinn]].<ref name=PE17/> | The 'ordinary' Sindarin word for birch was [[chwind]] or [[chwind|whinn]].<ref name=PE17/> | ||
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''brethil'' is derived from the [[Sundocarmë|root]] [[BERÉTH]],<ref name=Ety/> and is probably related to [[ | ''brethil'' is derived from the [[Sundocarmë|root]] [[BERÉTH]],<ref name=Ety/> and is probably related to [[Gnomish]] ''bridh(n)ir'' ("queen, princess").<ref>{{PE|11}}</ref><ref name=PE17/> | ||
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brethil is a Sindarin word meaning "beech-tree",[1] "silver birch"[2][3] and "daughter of the Queen; princess".[3]
- Examples:
The 'ordinary' Sindarin word for birch was chwind or whinn.[3]
Etymology
brethil is derived from the root BERÉTH,[1] and is probably related to Gnomish bridh(n)ir ("queen, princess").[4][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings "The Etymologies"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), pp. 19, 23, 82
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "I-Lam na-Ngoldathon: The Grammar and Lexicon of the Gnomish Tongue", in Parma Eldalamberon XI (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne)