S. Ithil n. “Moon” (Category: Moon)
The usual name for the Moon in Sindarin, from an augmented form of the root √THIL (Let/425; Ety/THIL). This word is most likely the proper name of the Moon, analogous to English “Luna”: in The Etymologies of the 1930s Tolkien indicated Ithil was a “poetic name”. Compare this to S. Raun “Wanderer”, which is more descriptive of the nature of the body and hence closer to “Moon” (and “moon”).
Conceptual Development: The first precursor to this name seems to be G. Thilim “Moon” in an early list of names (PE14/13). This became G. {Thil >>} Sil “Rose of Silpion, Moon” (GL/67, 72) and G. {Thilmos >>} Silma in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/33, 67), both derivatives of the early root ᴱ√SILI as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Sil). The name Ithil first appeared in early versions of the tales of Númenor from the 1930s (LR/41).
References ✧ LB/354; LBI; Let/425; LotR/1114; LotRI/Moon; MRI; PE17/30, 39, 121; SA/sil; WJI
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| √THIL > Ithil | [itʰil] > [iθil] | ✧ Let/425 |
| √thil- > Ithil | [itʰil] > [iθil] | ✧ SA/sil |
N. Ithil n. “Moon” (Category: Moon)
References ✧ Ety/I², SIL, THIL; LR/41; LRI; SD/303, 306; WRI
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| ᴹ✶ITHIL > Ithil | [itʰil] > [iθil] | ✧ Ety/I² |
| ᴹ√THIL > †Ithil | [itʰil] > [iθil] | ✧ Ety/SIL |
| ᴹ√THIL > †Ithil | [itʰil] > [iθil] | ✧ Ety/THIL |
| ᴹ✶Ithīl > Ithil | [itʰīl] > [iθīl] > [iθil] | ✧ SD/306 |
G. Sil n. “Rose of Silpion, Moon” (Category: Moon)
References ✧ GL/67, 72; LT1A/Sil
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G. Silma n. “*Moon” (Category: Moon)
References ✧ GL/33, 67; LT1A/Silmo; PE14/13
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