Eldamo : Sindarin : fim

S. fim adj. “slim, slender” (Category: Thin (in Dimension))

S. fim, adj. “slim, slender” (Category: Thin (in Dimension))

A word for “slim, slender” derived from the root √PHIM (PE17/23, 82), appearing as an element in the name Fimbrethil “Wandlimb” (LotR/475) which is more literally “slender-birch”.

References ✧ PE17/23, 82

Glosses

“slim, slender” ✧ PE17/23; PE17/82

Element In

S. Fimbrethil “Wandlimb, (lit.) Slender-beech” ✧ PE17/82

Cognates

Q. #fimbë “slim, slender” ✧ PE17/23 (fimbi-)

Derivations

< √PHIM “*slender, slim” ✧ PE17/23

Phonetic Developments

√PHIM > fim

[pʰimbi] > [pʰimbe] > [ɸimbe] > [fimbe] > [fimb] > [fimm] > [fimm] > [fim]

✧ PE17/23