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[[Image:Paula_DiSante_-_Nightingale.JPG|thumb|right|250px|''The Spell of the Nightingale'' by [[Paula DiSante]]]] | [[Image:Paula_DiSante_-_Nightingale.JPG|thumb|right|250px|''The Spell of the Nightingale'' by [[Paula DiSante]]]] | ||
'''Tinúviel''' ([[Sindarin|S]], pron. {{IPA|[tiˈnuːvjel]}}) is a [[Sindarin]] poetic term, though not a literal name, for the '[[Nightingale]]'. This name was first given to [[Lúthien]] of [[Doriath]] by [[Beren]] when he first saw her dancing in the forest. | '''Tinúviel''' ([[Sindarin|S]], pron. {{IPA|[tiˈnuːvjel]}}) is a [[Sindarin]] poetic term, though not a literal name, for the '[[Nightingale]]'. This name was first given to [[Lúthien]] of [[Doriath]] by [[Beren]] when he first saw her dancing in the forest.<ref>{{S|Beren}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The word derives from [[Primitive Quendian]] ''tindômiselde''. Literally it means "Daughter of Twilight".<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entry TIN, SEL-D</ref> | The word derives from [[Primitive Quendian]] ''tindômiselde''. Literally it means "Daughter of Twilight".<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entry TIN, SEL-D</ref> | ||
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==Cognates== | ==Cognates== | ||
*[[Quenya]] ''[[tindómerel]], [[tindómiel]]'' | *[[Quenya]] ''[[tindómerel]], [[tindómiel]]'' | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Nightingales#Names and Etymology|dúlinn]] | *[[Nightingales#Names and Etymology|dúlinn]] | ||
*[[merilin]] | *[[merilin]] | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tinuviel}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Tinuviel}} | ||
Revision as of 05:10, 19 March 2013
The Spell of the Nightingale by Paula DiSante
Tinúviel (S, pron. [tiˈnuːvjel]) is a Sindarin poetic term, though not a literal name, for the 'Nightingale'. This name was first given to Lúthien of Doriath by Beren when he first saw her dancing in the forest.[1]
Etymology
The word derives from Primitive Quendian tindômiselde. Literally it means "Daughter of Twilight".[2]
It can be analyzed as tinnu(w) + sell
Cognates
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Beren and Lúthien"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entry TIN, SEL-D
