Ithil (“moon”) + tinu, tint (“spark, little star”)
Sindarin
ithildin
noun. magical alloy that glows in moonlight, (lit.) moon-star
Elements
Word Gloss Ithil “Moon” tîn “spark, sparkle, twinkle of stars” Variations
- Ithildin ✧ LotRI/Ithildin; RSI/Ithildin
- ithildim ✧ PE17/039
- ithil-din ✧ PE17/066
ithildin
noun. star-moon (metal)
ithildin
noun. a silver-colored substance, which mirrors only starlight and moonlight
ithildin
noun. 'moon-star'
n. 'moon-star(light)'. Tolkien notes also that it "Should be ithildim" (PE17:39).
ithildin
'moon-star'
ithildin
Ithildin
In the legendarium, Gandalf translated ithildin as "starmoon". Tolkien stated that ithildin is a Sindarin name, meaning "moon-star(light"), "moonlight" or "starlight". The word contains the elements Ithil ("moon") + tin/tîn ("spark; star; twinkle of stars"). He noted that the correct Sindarin form should be ithildim.
ithildin
moon-star
(”magic”metal that only mirrors starlight and moonlight) ithildin
ithildin
moon-star
(”magic”metal that only mirrors starlight and moonlight) ithildin.
ithildin
moon-star
celeb
silver
1) (noun) celeb (i geleb, o cheleb), pl. celib (i chelib) if there is a pl. form. 2) (adj., "of/like silver") celebren (lenited gelebren, pl. celebrin; also celebrin- as first element of compounds, as in Celebrindal). Also celefn (lenited gelefn, pl. celifn). As for ”silver” as adjective, see also SHINING WHITE. Adj.
celeb
noun. silver
celeb
silver
celeb
noun. silver
Cognates
Derivations
Element in
- S. Argeleb
- S. Celebdil “Silvertine” ✧ PE17/036; RC/775; TI/174
- S. Celeborn “Silver-tree; Silver Tall” ✧ UT/266
- S. Celeborn “Tree of Silver” ✧ SA/celeb; UT/266
- S. Celebrant “Silverlode, Silver-course” ✧ PE17/049; RC/775; SA/celeb; TI/174
- S. Celebrían “Silver-queen” ✧ Let/423
- S. celebrin “like silver (in hue or worth), like silver (in hue or worth), [G.] of silver” ✧ PE17/042; SA/celeb
- S. Celebros “Silver Foam, Silver Rain” ✧ SA/celeb
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶kyelepē > celeb [kjelepē] > [kelepē] > [kelepe] > [kelep] > [keleb] ✧ Let/426 ✶kyelep- > celeb [kjelepē] > [kelepē] > [kelepe] > [kelep] > [keleb] ✧ NM/349 ✶kelep/kyelep > celeb [kjelepē] > [kelepē] > [kelepe] > [kelep] > [keleb] ✧ PE17/036 √kyelep- > celeb [kjelepē] > [kelepē] > [kelepe] > [kelep] > [keleb] ✧ UT/266 Variations
- Celeb ✧ Let/423 (Celeb); RC/775; RC/775
mithril
noun. true-silver, a silver-like metal
The magic alloy from which the Moria-gate runes were made, a combination of S. Ithil “moon” and S. tîn “star” and hence “moon-star” (LotR/317; PE17/39, 66). In one place Tolkien considered the form ithildim (PE17/39). The term first appeared in Lord of the Rings drafts of the 1940s (TI/180).