Stated to be an alteration of sell , remodelled after ion "son" (OS *jondo). It was "a change assisted by the loss of s in compounds and patronymics", hence the ending -iel in several feminine words
Noldorin
-iel
suffix. adjective suffix
Element in
Variations
- -iel ✧ Ety/LÁWAR (-iel); Ety/NEI (-iel)
-iel
suffix. daughter; feminine suffix
Cognates
Element in
- N. Dolwethil “(Woman of) Secret Shadow”
- N. Fíriel “Mortal Maid” ✧ Ety/PHIR
- N. Galadriel
- N. Gilthoniel “Star-maker, Lady of the Stars”
- N. Níniel “Tear-maiden; Tearful”
Elements
Word Gloss iell “daughter” Variations
- -iel ✧ Ety/PHIR; Ety/YEL (
-iel); Ety/YEL (-iel); EtyAC/YEL- -iell ✧ EtyAC/YEL
-il
suffix. feminine suffix
iell
noun. daughter
iell
noun. girl, maid
iell
noun. daughter
Cognates
Derivations
Element in
- N. -iel “daughter; feminine suffix” ✧ Ety/YEL (
-iel)Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources N. sell > iell [sell] > [jell] ✧ Ety/SEL-D ᴹ√YEL > iell [jelde] > [jelðe] > [jelð] > [jell] ✧ Ety/YEL
-(r)il
suffix. feminine suffix
Element in
Variations
- -il ✧ Ety/BARÁD (-il); Ety/BERÉTH
- -ril ✧ Ety/MEL (-ril); Ety/SLIG (-ril)
-eb
suffix. adjective suffix
Element in
- N. aglareb “glorious” ✧ Ety/AKLA-R
- N. caeleb “bedridden, sick” ✧ Ety/KAY
- N. deleb “horrible, abominable, loathsome” ✧ Ety/DYEL
- N. ereb “isolated”
- N.
Gondolindeb“Tongue of Gondolin”- N. Ossiriandeb
- N. uireb “eternal” ✧ Ety/OY
- N.
guireb“eternal”
-en
suffix. adjective suffix
Cognates
Derivations
- ᴹ✶-ina “adjective”
Element in
- N. Alchorin “Not-of-Kôr”
- N. brassen “white-hot, *very hot” ✧ Ety/BARAS
- N. dolen “hidden, secret” ✧ Ety/DUL
- N. firen “human” ✧ Ety/PHIR
- N. gwelwen “air, lower air” ✧ Ety/WIL
- N. lhaden “flat (and wide); open, cleared, flat (and wide); open, cleared; [ᴱN.] smooth”
- N. malthen “of gold” ✧ Ety/SMAL
- N. meglin “*bear-like” ✧ Ety/LIS
- N. methen “end, final” ✧ Ety/MET
- N. pichen “juicy, juicy, *oozing” ✧ Ety/PIS
- N. tawaren “wooden” ✧ Ety/TÁWAR
- N. tithen “little, tiny”
Variations
- -in ✧ Ety/LIS (-in)
-in
suffix. adjective suffix
-ui
suffix. adjective suffix
Element in
- N. bronadui “enduring, lasting”
- N. crumui “left-handed” ✧ Ety/KURÚM
- N.
edraenui“?outside, bordering, outer” ✧ EtyAC/REG (edraenui)- N. Erchamui “One-handed”
- N. gellui “triumphant” ✧ Ety/GYEL
- N. hithui “misty”
- N. istui “learned” ✧ Ety/IS
- N. lithui “ash[en]”
- N. moelui “lustful” ✧ Ety/MIL-IK
- N. milui “friendly, loving, kind” ✧ Ety/MEL
- N. nenui “wet”
- N. nínui “*tearful”
- N. Odothui “Seventh”
- N. uanui “monstrous” ✧ Ety/BAN
- N. Úrui “August, *Hot-one”
-ren
suffix. adjective suffix
Element in
- N. angren “of iron” ✧ Ety/ANGĀ
- N. Beleriandren “Beleriandic”
- N. celebren “of silver, like silver” ✧ Ety/KYELEP
- N. Dagor Delothrin “Terrible Battle”
- N. Falathrin ✧ Ety/PHAL
- N. forodren “northern” ✧ Ety/PHOR
- N. gobennathren “historical” ✧ Ety/KWET
- N. Gondolidhren “Gondolic”
- N. gondren “*of stone”
- N. haradren “southern” ✧ Ety/KHYAR
- N. idhren “pondering, wise, thoughtful”
- N. lothren “wild, waste”
- N. glamren “echoing” ✧ Ety/GLAM
- N. lhumren “shady” ✧ Ety/LUM
- N. Palathrin “Gladden” ✧ RS/432
- N. tathren “of willow” ✧ Ety/TATHAR
Variations
- -rin ✧ RS/432 (-rin)
-rin
suffix. adjective suffix
sell
noun. daughter
sell
noun. girl, maid (child)
gwend
noun. maiden
gwenn
noun. maiden
gwenn
noun. maiden
Cognates
- ᴹQ. vende “maiden, maid” ✧ Ety/WEN
Derivations
- ᴹ√WEN(ED) “maiden” ✧ Ety/WEN
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√WENED > gwend > gwenn [wende] > [gwende] > [gwend] > [gwenn] ✧ Ety/WEN
Stated to be an alteration of sell , remodelled after ion "son" (OS *jondo). It was "a change assisted by the loss of s in compounds and patronymics", hence the ending -iel in several feminine words