Q. -(n)dil suf. “-friend, -lover; devotion, disinterested love” (Category: Friendship)

Q. -(n)dil, suf. “-friend, -lover; devotion, disinterested love” (Category: Friendship)

ᴹQ. -iel² “-friend”

References ✧ Let/386; PE17/152; PM/366; SA/(n)dil, (n)dur

Glosses

• “-lover” ✧ PM/366 (-ndil)
• “devotion, disinterested love” ✧ SA/(n)dil
• “friend” ✧ Let/386 (ndil)

Variations

• -(n)dil ✧ SA/(n)dil; SA/(n)dur
• ndil ✧ Let/386; PE17/152; PM/366
• -nil ✧ PE17/152
• dil ✧ PE17/152

Related

• ndil the distinction is not always made (especially by men) with ndur ✧ PE17/152
• -(n)dur is similar meaning to -(n)dil ✧ SA/(n)dur

Element In

• ᴺQ. !sailiendil “philosopher”
• ᴺQ. !súlendil “kite, (lit.) friend of the wind”
• Q. Aiwendil “Lover of Birds”
• Q. Aldanil “Lover of Trees”
• Q. Amandil “Lover of Aman” ✧ SA/(n)dil
• Q. Anardil “*Lover of the Sun” ✧ PE17/152
• Q. arandil “king’s friend, royalist” ✧ Let/386
• Q. Atandil “Friend of Men”
• Q. Aulendil “Servant of Aulë”
• Q. Ciryandil “*Ship Lover”
• Q. Eärendil “Lover of the Sea” ✧ PE17/152; SA/(n)dil
• Q. Eärnil “*Lover of the Sea” ✧ PE17/152; SA/(n)dil
• Q. Eldandil “Elf-friend”
• Q. Elendil “Elf-friend, Star-lover” ✧ Let/386; PE17/152; SA/(n)dil
• Q. Firindil “Friend of Men”
• Q. Hrávandil “*Wild Beast Friend”
• Q. Mámandil “*Sheep-friend”
• Q. Manwendil “*Friend of Manwë”
• Q. Mardil “Devoted to the House” ✧ Let/386; SA/(n)dil
• Q. Meneldil “*Lover of the Heavens” ✧ PE17/152
• Q. meneldil “astronomer, *(lit.) lover of the heavens” ✧ Let/386
• Q. Minardil “?Friend of the Tower”
• Q. #nendil “beast that lives in the water”
• Q. Nendili “Water-lovers”
• Q. Nolondil “?Friend of Knowledge”
• Q. Númendil “*Friend of the West”
• Q. Ornendil “*Tree-friend”
• Q. Oromendil “*Friend of Oromë”
• Q. Quendil “Elf-friend”
• Q. Siriondil “*Sirion-lover”
• Q. Telumendil “*Sky-lover”
• Q. Uinendili “Lovers of Uinen”
• Q. Vardilmë “?Friend of Varda”
• Q. Vorondil “*Ever-friend”
• Q. Urundil “Copper-lover” ✧ PM/366
• Q. Valandil “Lover of the Valar” ✧ Let/386

Cognates

• S. #-dil “friend, lover”

Derivations

• < ✶-ndīl
  • < √N(D)IL “to love (as a friend or equal), be devoted to”
• < √N(D)IL “to love (as a friend or equal), be devoted to” ✧ Let/386 ((N)DIL); PE17/152 (NIL)

Phonetic Developments

√(N)DIL > ndil	[-ndil]	✧ Let/386
√NIL > ndil	[-ndil]	✧ PE17/152

ᴹQ. -(n)dil suf. “-friend” (Category: Friendship)

References ✧ Ety/NIL; EtyAC/NIL

Glosses

• “Old English ‘-wine’” ✧ Ety/NIL (-nil)

Variations

• -nil ✧ Ety/NIL
• -dil ✧ Ety/NIL
• -nildo ✧ EtyAC/NIL
• -dildo ✧ EtyAC/NIL

Related

• -nildo also for -nil “Old English ‘-wine’” ✧ EtyAC/NIL
• -dildo also for -dil ✧ EtyAC/NIL

Element In

• ᴹQ. Herendil “Fortune-friend” ✧ Ety/NIL
• ᴹQ. Mardil
• ᴹQ. Orondil
• ᴹ✶Eled-nil ✧ Ety/NIL
• ᴹQ. Valandil “God-friend” ✧ EtyAC/NIL

Derivations

• < ᴹ√N(D)IL “friend; love, devotion” ✧ Ety/NIL (NIL/NDIL)

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√NIL/NDIL > -nil

[-ndil]

✧ Ety/NIL