Tîn

Noun

tîn (also appearing as tin and tĭn) is a Sindarin word meaning "spark, sparkle (esp. used of the twinkle of stars)" or "spark, star".

Etymology

• Root TIN ("sparkle, spark")

Examples

• Ithildin

See also

• Noldorin tinw

Adjective

tîn (or tínen) is a Sindarin word meaning "silent, quiet".

Examples

• Rath Dínen

The unattested form tîn is commonly held to mean "his (of nonsubject)" in Neo-Sindarin, related to dîn and în.

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