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'''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==
The word derives from [[Primitive Quendian]] ''tindômiselde''. Literally it means "Daughter of Twilight".<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entry TIN, SEL-D</ref>
 
It can be analyzed as ''[[tinnu]](w) + [[sell]]''.{{fact}}
 
==Cognates==
*[[Quenya]] ''[[tindómerel]], [[tindómiel]]''
 
==See also==
*[[Nightingales#Names and Etymology|dúlinn]]
*[[merilin]]
 
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Revision as of 13:53, 21 August 2020

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.[source?]

Cognates

See also

References