S. †thoniel adj. “kindler (in the past)” (Category: to Light, Kindle)
An element in the name Gilthoniel “Star-kindler” which Tolkien explained as “an archaic perfect participle/adjective of √THAN, kindle” in a 1955 letter to David Masson (PE17/82).
Neo-Sindarin: This perfect participle implies the existence of a verb *than- “to kindle”, but since Tolkien said the participle was archaic, the verb may be as well, and it is probably better to use attested [N.] nartha- for “kindle” in Neo-Sindarin.
Reference ✧ PE17/82 ✧ “kindler (in the past)”
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| √THAN > †thoniel | [tʰāniel] > [θāniel] > [θǭniel] > [θauniel] > [θoniel] | ✧ PE17/82 |