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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/>
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
''brethil'' is derived from the [[Sundocarmë|root]] [[BERÉTH]],<ref name=Ety/> and is probably related to [[Noldorin|Gnomish]] ''bridh(n)ir'' ("queen, princess").<ref>{{PE|11}}</ref><ref name=PE17/>
''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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[[Category:Sindarin nouns]]
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brethil is a Sindarin word meaning "beech-tree",[1] "silver birch"[2][3] and "daughter of the Queen; princess".[3]

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. 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings "The Etymologies"
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names"
  3. 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
  4. 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)