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-ndil, -nil, -dil is a Quenya suffix added to names to indicate friendship, love, or devotion to an object, idea, grouping, course, occupation or spirit (Ainur) to which one is devoted for its own sake[1]
Etymology
From the longer form -(n)dildo[2], from Root NIL/NDIL.
nildo means "friend".
Examples
- Eärendil/Eärnil = "Devoted to the Sea"
- Amandil = "Friend of Aman"
- Ornendil = "Friend of the Trees"
- Valandil = "Devoted to the Valar"
- Elendil = "Friend of the stars", also understood as "Elf-friend"
- *Vardilme = Possibly female form meaning "Friend of Varda"
- It also appears in Sindarin Edennil
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien, Humphrey Carpenter (ed.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 386
- ↑ Vinyar Tengwar, Number 46, July 2004, p.4
