S. -iel¹ suf. “daughter; feminine suffix” (Category: Daughter)
A widely used feminine suffix in Sindarin (PE17/23, 190). It sometimes more specifically meant “-daughter” in names such as Elrenniel “Arwen; *(lit.) Elrond-daughter” (PE17/56) or Tinúviel “Daughter of Twilight” (S/165), but in other cases it simply meant female as in names like Gilthoniel “Star-kindler [female]” (PE17/23). It was also sometimes reduced to -il or -el. See the entry on the root √YE(L) for a discussion of various conceptual vacillations in its connection to “daughter”.
Conceptual Development: The use of N. -iel dates back to Noldorin, where its connection to “daughter” was more explicit, though Tolkien vacillated on whether the suffix was based on ᴹ√YEL or ᴹ√SEL (Ety/SEL, YEL). The suffix does not appear to be specifically feminine in Gnomish of the 1910s, however, appearing in both female names like G. Níniel (LT2/100) and male names like G. Inwithiel (LT1/22).
References ✧ PE17/23, 49
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N. -iel¹ suf. “daughter; feminine suffix” (Category: Daughter)
References ✧ Ety/PHIR, YEL; EtyAC/YEL
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| iell | “daughter” | suffix | ✧ Ety/YEL (iell) |
| ᴹ√SEL(D) | “child” | ✧ EtyAC/YEL (SELD) | |
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