tîn

[edit] Sindarin

[edit] Noun

tîn (also appearing as tin and tĭn) is a Sindarin word meaning "spark, sparkle (esp. used of the twinkle of stars)" or "spark, star".^[1]

[edit] Etymology

• Root TIN ("sparkle, spark")^[1]

[edit] Examples

• Ithildin

[edit] See also

• Noldorin tinw

[edit] Adjective

tîn (or tínen) is a Sindarin word meaning "silent, quiet".^[2]

[edit] Examples

• Rath Dínen^[2]

[edit] Neo-Sindarin

The unattested form tîn is commonly held to mean "his (of nonsubject)" in Neo-Sindarin, related to dîn and în.^[3][4]

[edit] References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 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. 39, 66
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} J.R.R. Tolkien, "Unfinished index for The Lord of the Rings", in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 551
3. ↑ David Salo (2004), A Gateway to Sindarin, p. 325
4. ↑ Didier Willis, Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary at Jrrvf.com (accessed 20 July 2011)