(etymologically ”spring-singer”) *tuilinn (i duilinn, o thuilinn), no distinct pl. form except with article (i thuilinn). Form normalized from tuilind in source; the latter would be an archaic form.
Quenya
tuilindo
swallow
Sindarin
tuilinn
swallow
tuilinn
swallow
(i duilinn, o thuilinn), no distinct pl. form except with article (i thuilinn). Form normalized from tuilind in source; the latter would be an archaic form.
Noldorin
tuilind
noun. swallow (bird)
tuilin
noun. swallow (bird)
tuilinn
noun. swallow (bird)
tuilinn
noun. swallow, (lit.) spring-singer
A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s for a “swallow” derived from primitive ᴹ✶tuilelindō “spring-singer” (Ety/LIN², TUY).
Conceptual Development: In the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, Tolkien had G. {duil >>} G. duiling or duilinc “swallow”, apparently a diminutive form based on (archaic) ᴱ✶du̯il “bird” (GL/31). Tolkien also had deleted G. duil “spring” (GL/31), and in the contemporaneous Qenya Lexicon he gave as its cognate ᴱQ. tuilindo “spring-singer, swallow” under the early root ᴱ√TUẎU that was the basis for “spring” words (QL/96). However, Tolkien marked this Qenya form with a “✱” and said it was “not related”, so perhaps Tolkien reimagined word as a derivative of ✱ᴱ√DUYU that was the basis for “bird” words in the Gnomish Lexicon, since initial d became t in Early Qenya.
ᴱN. {duilen >>} duilin “a swallow” reappeared in the Early Noldorin Grammar of the 1920s (PE13/120) and duilin “swallow” appeared in Early Noldorin Word-lists from the same period (PE13/142). N. tuilinn “swallow, (lit.) spring-singer” first appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s, as described above.
Cognates
- ᴹQ. tuilindo “swallow, (lit.) spring-singer” ✧ Ety/LIN²; Ety/TUY
Derivations
- ᴹ✶tuilelindō “spring-singer, swallow” ✧ Ety/TUY
Elements
Word Gloss tui “sprout, bud” lhinn “air, tune” Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶tuilelindō > tuilind > tuilinn [tuilelindō] > [tuilelindo] > [tuilindo] > [tuilind] > [tuilinn] ✧ Ety/TUY
Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!
Qenya
tuilindo
noun. swallow, (lit.) spring-singer
A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “swallow, spring-singer”, a combination of ᴹQ. tuile “spring” and ᴹQ. lindo “singer” (Ety/LIN², TUY).
Conceptual Development: ᴱQ. tuilindo “spring-singer, swallow” appeared in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√TUẎU, apparently with the same derivation as it had in the 1930s (QL/96). Tuilindo “swallow” also appeared in the contemporaneous Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/96).
Cognates
- N. tuilinn “swallow, (lit.) spring-singer” ✧ Ety/LIN²; Ety/TUY
Derivations
- ᴹ✶tuilelindō “spring-singer, swallow” ✧ Ety/TUY
Elements
Word Gloss tuile “spring, spring-time” lindo “singer, singing bird” Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶tuilelindō > tuilindo [tuilelindō] > [tuilindō] > [tuilindo] ✧ Ety/TUY
Middle Primitive Elvish
lank
root. swallow
lak
root. swallow
A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “swallow” with variant ᴹ√LANK and derivatives ᴹQ. lanko/N. lhanc “throat” (Ety/LAK¹, LANK), the latter an element in N. tarlanc “stiff-necked, obstinate” (Ety/TÁRAG). This last word was changed to S. tarlang in Tolkien’s later writings (PE17/92; RC/536), consistent with an earlier but rejected form ᴹ√LANG for ᴹ√LANK in The Etymologies (Ety/LANK).
In later writings, Q. lango/S. lang meant “neck” rather than “throat”, so it is tempting to retain ᴹ√LAK for “throat” and other swallow-words. But it would be very confusing to have such similar but unrelated words for “neck” and “throat”, so I recommend using the root ᴹ√SLUK for “swallow” instead, and Q. lango, S. lang for both “neck” and “throat”.
Changes
LANG→ LANK ✧ Ety/LANKLAK¹→ LAK¹ “devour, swallow” ✧ Ety/LAK¹Derivatives
Element in
- N. tarlanc “stiff-necked, obstinate” ✧ Ety/TÁRAG
Variations
- LANK ✧ Ety/LAK¹; Ety/LANK; Ety/TÁRAG
- LANG ✧ Ety/LANK (
LANG)
sluk
root. swallow
A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s with no derivatives (Ety/SLUK).
Derivatives
Gnomish
duilin
masculine name. Swallow
Changes
- Duilin → Fuilin ✧ LBI/Fuilin
Duliglin→ Duilin ✧ LT2/203Duliglin→ Duilin ✧ LT2I/DuilinCognates
- Eq. Tuilindo ✧ PE15/22; PE13/104
Element in
- G. Nos Duilin “*People of Duilin” ✧ LT2A/Duilin; PE15/22
- G. Thlim Duilin “*Folk of the Swallow” ✧ PE13/104
Variations
- Duliglin ✧ LT2/203 (
Duliglin); LT2I/Duilin (Duliglin)
duilinc
noun. swallow
duilin(g)
noun. swallow
Changes
duili→ duilinc ✧ GL/31Cognates
- Eq. tuilindo “swallow, (lit.) spring-singer” ✧ LT2A/Duilin; QL/096
Element in
- G. Duilin “Swallow” ✧ LT2A/Duilin
Variations
- duiling ✧ GL/31; QL/096
- duilinc ✧ GL/31
- duili ✧ GL/31 (
duili)- duirilin ✧ GL/31 (
duirilin)- duilin ✧ GL/39; GL/54
duil
noun. swallow
Derivations
Variations
duil✧ GL/31 (duil)
glindwil
noun. swallow
A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s for the bird “swallow” with variants glindwil and lindwil, a combination of G. glin “sound” and the suffixal form -wil of G. bil bird (GL/39, 54).
Elements
Word Gloss glin “sound, voice, utterance” bil “bird” Variations
- lindwil ✧ GL/31 (
lindwil); GL/39; GL/54
Early Noldorin
duilin
noun. swallow
Changes
duilen→ duilin ✧ PE13/120Element in
- En. urdhuilin “without swallows” ✧ PE13/156
Variations
- duilen ✧ PE13/120 (
duilen)
Early Quenya
tuilindo
masculine name. Tuilindo
Qenya name for Duilin in early name lists (PE13/104; PE15/22), it is simply tuilindo “swallow” used as a name.
Cognates
- G. Duilin “Swallow” ✧ PE15/22; PE13/104
Element in
- Eq. Tuilindor ✧ PE13/104
Elements
Word Gloss tuilindo “swallow, (lit.) spring-singer”
tuilindo
noun. swallow, (lit.) spring-singer
Cognates
- G. duilin(g) “swallow” ✧ LT2A/Duilin; QL/096
Element in
- Eq. lintuilinda “many-swallows of autumn” ✧ QL/053
- Eq. lintuilindórea “of autumn; when many swallows congregate and sing at dawn”
- Eq. Nosse Tuilinda “*People of Tuilindo” ✧ LT2A/Duilin; PE15/22
- Eq. Tuilindo
- Eq. Tuilindor
Variations
- Tuilindo ✧ LT2A/Duilin; LT2A/Duilin; QL/096
- tuilind- ✧ QL/053 (tuilind-)
tuilindo noun "swallow", etymologically "spring-singer" (TUY, LIN2, LT1:269, LT2:338)