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It was like "a delicate kin of a snowdrop."<ref>{{L|312}}</ref>
It was like "a delicate kin of a snowdrop."<ref>{{L|312}}</ref>
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
The name means "little pallor" (''[[niphred]]'' + ''[[-il]]'') possible [[OS]] *''nimphretil-''.


The name perhaps refers to its snow-like appearance.
''Niphredil'' is a [[Sindarin]] name meaning "little pallor", consisting of ''[[niphred]]'' ("pallor") + the ending ''[[-il]]''.<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 55</ref>
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Niphredil was a small white flower that grew first at the moment of Lúthien's birth in Doriath. It was also found among the golden trees of Lothlórien, thickest on Cerin Amroth, where some pale green varieties could be seen.

It was like "a delicate kin of a snowdrop."[1]

Etymology

Niphredil is a Sindarin name meaning "little pallor", consisting of niphred ("pallor") + the ending -il.[2]

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 312, (dated 16 November 1969)
  2. 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), p. 55